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How Vulnerable is the Agricultural Industry to Climate Change?

Mounting evidence indicates agriculture is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

27 Jan 2022

Do Your Genetics Determine Your Intelligence?

Intelligence is a trait that can predict important occupational, educational, and health outcomes more strongly than other factors, but is it related to your genetics?

4 Feb 2022

Detecting New Synthetic Street Drugs

Synthetic street drugs are those that are developed to mimic the effects of illicit drugs already on the market, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.

3 Feb 2022

Using DNA to Fight Crop Diseases

Genome-editing technology has generated new opportunities to engineer disease resistance traits in crops and solve major challenges for crop improvement.

2 Feb 2022

The Chemistry of Baking

Baking is certainly more niche than other, more popularized forms of food production. This article looks at the chemistry behind baking.

1 Feb 2022

Grow Up; The Genetics Behind Human Growth

Much of what is known about human genetics and growth, has been garnered through work on worms, flies, fish, mice, and frogs.

19 Jan 2022

Does Your Diet Affect Your DNA?

Diet is one of the many environmental factors that has been linked to various pathophysiologies including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

19 Jan 2022

What is Agro-Terrorism?

Over recent decades, terrorism has mutated into many forms, one of which is agroterrorism.

19 Jan 2022

Treating Disease Using Your Own Stem Cells

Advancements in stem cell technology have facilitated the generation of IPSCs, allowing for human diseases to be treated using PSCs.

19 Jan 2022

How is Pollution Changing the Chemistry of the Ocean?

Human activity has led to the spread of toxic pollutants across the world’s oceans as well as the absorbance of a third of carbon dioxide emissions resulting in decreased pH.

19 Jan 2022

Noise Pollution and its Effects on Coral Reefs

The world’s coral reefs provide an incredible source of biodiversity, they protect coastlines from erosion and provide jobs for those in the local community.

19 Jan 2022

Discovering Extinct Species in Your DNA

The human genome is full of genetic sequences from extinct species. These “ghost” lineages uncover more about evolution.

19 Jan 2022

What has COP26 taught us about Sustainable Agriculture?

From October 31st to November 13th 2021, COP26, was held in Glasgow and presided by the UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma.

19 Jan 2022

Seed Storing- Protecting the Future of Food

Storing seeds allows for the long-term preservation of genetic diversity that can ensure crop viability in the case of natural disasters.

16 Jan 2022

Cultured Meat During the Climate Crisis

Cultured meat has been growing in popularity as a result of improved greenhouse gas emission efficiency of production promised by this alternative.

15 Jan 2022

The Future of Seaweed Farming

Developing new agricultural practices or improving existing ones in the face of a growing world population is key to limiting food insecurity.

14 Jan 2022

The Use of Marine Invertebrates in Drug Discovery

The earth offers a bountiful source of compounds for the development of novel drugs. This article looks at using marine invertebrates in drug discovery.

13 Jan 2022