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A Forensic Perspective on Building Collapses

Building collapses are a tragedy to the communities in which they occur. Therefore, forensic investigations into why buildings collapsed are vitally important to preventing future collapses.

10 Jan 2022

What is Bioprinting?

3D bioprinting uses bioinks constructed from cells and other biocompatible materials rather than traditional inks to create living structures.

9 Jan 2022

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Biosafety is the implementation of specific practices and procedures to enable a country to safely and effectively work with potentially infectious microorganisms.

8 Jan 2022

Could CBD Help to Treat Opioid Addiction?

Recently, a study revealed the potential therapeutic benefit of CBD in reducing drug craving and anxiety in individuals recently abstinent from heroin use.

7 Jan 2022

Insight into Rational Drug Design

The traditional drug design programs that were the sole route to drug discovery prior to the 1960s relied on lengthy processes of screening thousands of natural and synthetic compounds to test for activity.

6 Jan 2022

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture

The global agricultural industry is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and, therefore, drastic changes to agricultural processes must be instated.

5 Jan 2022

How has COVID-19 Affected Food Security?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the global food insecurity problem, a new United Nations study reports.

4 Jan 2022

How can Snake Venom Help Aid Drug Discovery?

A team of scientists based at Bangor University have made a discovery that has kick-started explorations into creating new therapeutics from snake venom.

3 Jan 2022

How can we End Hunger?

Goal number two of the United Nation’s (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) is to achieve zero hunger. This article looks at how we can achieve it.

2 Jan 2022

Science behind Immunoassays

Immunoassays (IAs) are extremely important bioanalytical methods that are used to quantify analytes ranging from small molecules to macromolecules.

1 Jan 2022

Immune Responses to Implants

Research revealed that all implants trigger immune reactions, and 35% of individuals with implants require a secondary operation to replace it owing to such reactions.

31 Dec 2021

Immunoprecipitation and its Applications

Immunoprecipitation (IP) is one of the commonly used techniques based on antibody-antigen interaction.

30 Dec 2021

The ‘omics’ Revolution

Omics is a term that is used to refer to the combination of technologies used to characterize and quantify pools of biological molecules.

29 Dec 2021

From DNA to Protein; The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

The central dogma of molecular biology is described as the process of synthesizing a protein from the genetic information observed in DNA.

28 Dec 2021

Culture Processes for Monoclonal Antibody Production

Monoclonal antibodies first arose from hybridomas, which are hybrid cells generated through the fusion of antibody-producing lymphocytes with tumor cells.

27 Dec 2021

Insight into Soil Health

Healthy soil is the foundation for healthy crops and profitable agricultural systems and insights into soil health will help in a profitable agricultural production system.

17 Dec 2021

Voice Analysis in Forensics

Forensic voice analysis has become commonplace in criminal and intelligence cases. While it is useful for identifying suspects, it isn’t immune to error.

17 Dec 2021