How much sleep do we need? Quality and Durations matters.
For most animals, life is a series of threats one after another: the threat of not making it out of...
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What do they all have in common? Insomnia, Allergies, Anxiety, and Motion sickness
What do they all have in common? Insomnia, Allergies, Anxiety, and Motion sickness They are all frequently treated with a...
Is Your Building Making You Sick; Flame Retardants
Is Your Building Making You Sick; Flame Retardants Air quality in buildings is a growing concern for public health officials,...
Innocent until proven guilty; Plastic Paradise Turn Deadly
The two most common and well-studied plastic compounds are phthalates and bisphenols. Generally speaking, bisphenols are used to make plastics...
Innocent until proven guilty, a nonstick nightmare; Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances (PFASs)
Innocent until proven guilty, a nonstick nightmare; Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances (PFASs) Good for a justice system, bad when applied to...
WHEN GOOD STRESS TURNS BAD
WHEN GOOD STRESS TURNS BAD. When under any type of stress be it the stress from work or a workout...
TAKE A NATURE PILL TO BEAT STRESS
TAKE A NATURE PILL TO BEAT STRESS Think you’re busy? Office workers routinely work long hours. Stress runs rampant, and...
Why do we have sweet tooth?
Looking at your tongue closely in the mirror you will see tiny bumps scattered on the surface. Inside these bumps...
Using Immobilised Enzymes
Enzymes, mainly from microorganisms, have been used indirectly for thousands of years in biotechnologies including brewing, baking, and making cheese...
Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory and on an industrial scale.
Culturing microorganisms in the laboratory To investigate microorganisms for the medical diagnosis of disease or scientific experiments you need to...
Microorganisms, Medicines, and Bioremediation.
Since the discovery of penicillin in the 1920s, biotechnology has played a key role in the development of medicines. Producing...
Microorganisms and Biotechnology
The earliest recorded use of microorganisms by people was around 6000 BC when the Sumerians and Babylonians were using yeast...
Understanding Cloning in Animals
Cloning is a natural part of the reproductive cycle in many plants. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not uncommon in many...
Understanding Natural and Artificial Cloning in Plants
Asexual reproduction is a form of cloning and it results in offspring produced by mitosis known as clones. Clones are...
Genetic Engineering, Gene Technology and Ethics
DNA sequencing and proteomics provide us with a detailed understanding of an organism's genetic instructions. Advances in these technologies and...
NSMQ2024, GET PAST QUESTIONS (PDF) FOR YOUR PREPARATIONS.
NSMQ2024, GET PAST QUESTIONS (PDF) FOR YOUR PREPARATIONS. National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is an annual science and mathematics-based...
Common Reactions, Rashes, And Irritations
Sensitive Skin, Allergies, and Irritants, we discuss common allergies that the aesthetician sees routinely. Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin....
Enlighten Biology Note on Mutations and Its Effects on Organisms
Mutations and Its Effects on Organisms Gene mutations (when DNA goes wrong) A mutation is a change in the sequence...
Enlighten Biology Note on Control of Gene Expression.
Gene regulation Enzymes which are necessary for reactions present in metabolic pathways like respiration are constantly required, and the genes...
Enlighten Biology Note on Using DNA Sequencing.
The development of DNA profiling and DNA sequencing has led to the development of new areas of bioscience that help...
