Science in Focus
Indulge me in my passion for science.
Finding an interesting topic and following it through to see where the science leads.
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The Basics: Cells Just as atoms can be described as the building blocks of chemistry, cells could be referred to as the building blocks of life, they are certainly the building blocks of complex life. You may think that anything so small could not have much […]
The Basics: Evolution by means of Natural Selection In the minds of most people Evolution and Charles Darwin will forever go hand in hand, and quite right too, he came up with the idea of evolution by means of natural selection. However, he did not come […]
CRISPR under the microscope – A Bacterial defence system This is designed to be an in-depth article for those with some knowledge of CRISPR, if you would like a simple overview or a new to the topic please read The Foundations of CRISPR first. CRISPR […]
The Basics Series
Designed as a short series of articles to gently introduce you to concepts and theories you may be unfamiliar with.
Highlights
The Basics: Cells Just as atoms can be described as the building blocks of chemistry, cells could be referred to as the building blocks of life, they are certainly the building blocks of complex life. You may think that anything so small could not have much […]
The Basics: Evolution by means of Natural Selection In the minds of most people Evolution and Charles Darwin will forever go hand in hand, and quite right too, he came up with the idea of evolution by means of natural selection. However, he did not come […]
The Basics: Genetic Editing Genetic editing sounds like something straight out of science fiction but the truth is that humans have been genetically editing organisms from the moment we first cultivated crops and domesticated animals. Before we could make direct edits to the genome of […]
Foundations of Knowledge
An overview of major aspects of a subject.
Designed to give you a solid foundation ready to delve into any detail of the subject.
Highlights
The foundations of Genetic Editing: CRISPR This article covers CRISPR, a genetic editing technique, as such it will assume some basic knowledge of genetic editing. If you are unfamiliar with the process, I highly recommend reading The Basics: Genetic Editing first. There are many different […]
Under the Microscope
In depth articles with a laser like focus on one aspect of a topic.
Highlights
CRISPR under the microscope – A Bacterial defence system This is designed to be an in-depth article for those with some knowledge of CRISPR, if you would like a simple overview or a new to the topic please read The Foundations of CRISPR first. CRISPR […]