About Author: Mery Shahin
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![Associate Professor of Psychology in San Francisco State University, Ezequiel Morsella has challenged our current understanding of human consciousness and the notion of self in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "New Theory Challenges the Power of Consciousness")
New Theory Challenges the Power of Consciousness
Posted on August 15, 2015 | 74 CommentsAssociate Professor of Psychology in San Francisco State University, Ezequiel Morsella has challenged our current understanding of human consciousness and the notion of self in […] -
![Research at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence")
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence
Posted on May 31, 2015 | 5 CommentsResearch at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […] -
![Hemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0_carolina_jasmine_close-115x115.jpg "Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower")
Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower
Posted on May 25, 2015 | No CommentsHemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […] -
![Researchers at Oregon State University, led by Professor Taifo Mahmud, have discovered that zebrafish are able to produce a chemical, called gadusol, that is crucial […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Zebrafish Found To Produce Their Own Sunscreen")
Zebrafish Found To Produce Their Own Sunscreen
Posted on May 17, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers at Oregon State University, led by Professor Taifo Mahmud, have discovered that zebrafish are able to produce a chemical, called gadusol, that is crucial […] -
MinION Gene Sequencer Off To A Great Start
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsOxford Nanopore Technologies released a palm-sized gene sequencer, called MinION, in February 2014. It is a portable, cheap device that aims to allow the quick […] -
![If you could have your head transplanted onto anyone’s body, would you do it? Who would you choose? Sergio Canavero believes that in 2 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4049854268_ea9ea81631-115x115.jpg "First Human Head Transplant")
First Human Head Transplant
Posted on May 6, 2015 | No CommentsIf you could have your head transplanted onto anyone’s body, would you do it? Who would you choose? Sergio Canavero believes that in 2 […] -
Brokenhearted? Paracetamol May Help
Posted on April 22, 2015 | No CommentsHave you ever wished for a pill to mend your broken heart? Well, it turns out there was one all along. Research at Ohio State […] -
Success For Europe’s First Non-Beating Heart Transplant
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsA medical team from Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, led by consultant surgeon Stephen Large, has performed the first non-beating heart transplant in Europe. The recipient of the […] -
Bionic Reconstruction
Posted on March 5, 2015 | No CommentsBionic reconstruction is a new technique, devised by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and engineers from the University Medical Center Goettingen. It has […] -
Binge-drinking among young people is falling, statistics show
Posted on February 23, 2015 | No CommentsIn a world where Tesco Value Vodka, Rugby Imbibition Masters, Wetherspoons and Thursday Bridge exists, it may be a bit hard to believe that the […] -
![Sir Tim Hunt studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and later joined the Department of Biochemistry where he completed a PhD on the synthesis of haemoglobin. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Tim_Hunt_at_UCSF_05_2009_3-195x110.jpg "Sir Tim Hunt: Switches and Latches")
Sir Tim Hunt: Switches and Latches
Posted on February 13, 2015 | No CommentsSir Tim Hunt studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and later joined the Department of Biochemistry where he completed a PhD on the synthesis of haemoglobin. […] -
A Not So Bloody Past
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsViral relics have shown that, throughout history, we have been exposed to fewer blood-borne viruses than other mammals. Our genetic code contains DNA from endogenous […] -
The Might of the All-nighter
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsHave a problem sheet due tomorrow? Have you already booked a table at the library, stocked up on caffeine tablets and chocolate? You might want to […] -
![The first event in Oxford Martin School for Hilary term featured Yadvinder Malhi who works at the Environmental Change Institute in the University of Oxford. He […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bang-blog-e1420555569122.png "Oxford Martin School: Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet")
Oxford Martin School: Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet
Posted on January 25, 2015 | No CommentsThe first event in Oxford Martin School for Hilary term featured Yadvinder Malhi who works at the Environmental Change Institute in the University of Oxford. He […]
