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Whole Plastome Sequences of Two Drug-Type Cannabis: Insights Into the Use of Plastids in Forensic Analyses

DNA analysis provides an enhanced level of reliability for any forensic investigation. This article investigates the genetic makeup of the cannabis plant.

6 Apr 2020

Mutant Splicing Factors as Oncogenes

Alterations in normal RNA splicing patterns have been connected to several different cancer types. This article looks at mutant splicing factors in oncogenes.

6 Apr 2020

What is Organic Farming?

A healthy alternative to traditional agriculture systems is organic farming. This article answers the question 'what is organic farming?'

20 Mar 2020

Deforestation and its Drawbacks

Over the years, there has been an increase in the levels of deforestation. This article focuses on the drawbacks of deforestation.

20 Mar 2020

Daily Life of a Food Scientist

This article looks into the daily life of a food scientist, seeing what their roles and responsibilities are.

20 Mar 2020

Water Stress on Cotton Plants

Water stress can detrimentally affect cotton plants productivity. This article aims to investigate how this stress impacts cotton plants.

19 Mar 2020

The Science Behind Hunger

Food is essential for our survival but what is the science behind the feeling of hunger? This article investigates.

19 Mar 2020

Soil Erosion- How Does it Affect Agriculture?

Soil is necessary for the growth of crops, but soil is prone to erosion. This article answers the question 'how does erosion affect agriculture?'.

19 Mar 2020

Fish Hatcheries- Benefits and Drawbacks

Hatcheries are the backbone of the aquafarming industry. In this article, we look at the benefits and drawbacks of fishing hatcheries.

19 Mar 2020

Beef Jerky and Mania

Beef jerky has been subject to many investigations due to scientists believing it could be linked to mania. This article investigates this link.

18 Mar 2020

A Guide to Plant Hormones

Plant hormones are essential for plant growth and survival. In this article, examples of plant hormones will be introduced, including their roles.

18 Mar 2020

Uses of Computational Models in Biomedicine

Computational modeling is a tool that simulates and studies the behavior of complex systems through the use of mathematics, physics and computer science.

13 Mar 2020

Drug Discovery, Manufacturing, and Development

The process starting from the creation of a new molecule until its introduction into clinical use is broadly referred to as drug development.

13 Mar 2020

Neuroprotective Drugs: Future Developments in Treating Vascular Dementia

Vascular dementia accounts for 10% to 20% of dementia occurring in people over 65 years of age.

13 Mar 2020

lncRNAs in Human Disease

The past several years have seen an increase in the interest of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs).

13 Mar 2020

Detecting Mycoplasma using Spectroscopy

Mycoplasma is the smallest and simplest self-limiting bacteria belonging to the class Mollicutes and family Mycoplasmataceae.

13 Mar 2020

Deep Learning in Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy is a technique that uses fluorescent light to examine complex tissues at a level of detail not achieved with conventional microscopes.

13 Mar 2020