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A huge variety of fungi call your feet home
Human skin is a hardy, water-resistant covering that keeps important biological stuff from falling out of the body. It’s also a camping ground for millions of bacteria (picked out in magenta, above), fungi (seen in blue-green, above) and yeast that … Continue reading
Vaccine delivers an immune double whammy to fight tuberculosis
Vaccination is a hugely important public health intervention, perhaps the biggest in the history of mankind. While many childhood diseases are now effectively controlled by immunisation programs (as long as parents vaccinate their kids), there is still no effective vaccine … Continue reading
Posted in Bacteria, Disease, Immunology, Microorganisms, Science, Vaccines
Tagged adaptive, adenovirus, immunisation, immunity, innate, lung, pathogen, public health, tuberculosis, vaccination, vesicular stomatitis virus
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Turning insect viruses into cancer therapies
Gene therapy is a pretty promising approach for lots of different diseases, and has already overcome a huge hurdle with the approval of the very first gene therapy product, Glybera, by the European Commission in 2012. At its core, gene … Continue reading
Posted in Disease, Medicine, Microorganisms, Science, Viruses
Tagged baculovirus, cancer, DNA, gene therapy, immune, insect, prostate, tumour
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Fish parasite inspires sticky surgical tissue patch
Surgeons still find it tricky to quickly and reliably stick a wet, slippery organ back together during invasive procedures. The currently available selection of ‘stick-you-together’ products – staples and chemical glues – do a decent job, but make a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Bioengineering, Marine, Microorganisms, Parasites, Science
Tagged adhesive, fish, glue, microneedle, parasite, patch, Pomphorhynchus laevis, spiny-headed worm, staples, surgical
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It’s great to be a woman scientist; it’s challenging to be a woman scientist
I recently volunteered to help organise an event run by the Canadian Science Policy Centre that looked at the status of women in science and technology. To be frank, I was mightily fearful about participating in such an event. I … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged #realwomenofscience, #STEMinspire, balance, CSPC, gender, science, STEM, women
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