by Admin | May 27, 2021 | Articles
Solving a biomechanical mystery: how jellyfish swim and feed In the past, biologists believed that all jellyfish propel themselves forward by rapidly squirting water out from their pulsating bells. However, this theory did not entirely match up with their...
by Admin | May 25, 2021 | Articles
The molecules behind plant growth Plants coordinate their growth through hormones – chemical messengers that instruct cells to do certain activities. Dr Alexander Jones and his team at the University of Cambridge are investigating how one particular plant hormone,...
by Admin | May 25, 2021 | Articles
What if experiential learning can make STEM more accessible for students of colour? Students of colour continue to be underrepresented within STEM. Opportunity gaps between different groups of people make it challenging to address this imbalance. Dr Corliss Thompson...
by Admin | May 24, 2021 | Articles
Understanding the mechanisms behind Lyme disease Dr Catherine Brissette, based at the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of North Dakota in the US, is engaged in a project that seeks to understand more about Lyme disease. The findings could lead to...
by Admin | May 20, 2021 | Articles
Searching the skies The Universe is filled with one billion trillion stars – look at the sky on a clear night and the few thousand that are visible are incredible to see. The fascination of gazing into the vastness of the Universe has led Dr Brad Newton Barlow, of the...
by Admin | May 19, 2021 | Articles
The extraordinary potential of nanoscience (from a researcher with extraordinary potential) Yashaswi Nalawade is currently working on her PhD in Professor Jonathan Coleman’s Laboratory at Trinity College in Ireland. The team is working on the synthesis of...
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