Apoptosis- Cell Suicide or Sabotage? | PT. 4
Articles BY ELLIOT SMITH Winning Entry for the Huxley Prize 2025 The Parasitic Origins of Programmed Cell Death It may seem slightly counterintuitive that the very process cells use for the…
Biology
Apoptosis- Cell Suicide or Sabotage? | PT. 3
BY ELLIOT SMITH Winning Entry for the Huxley Prize 2025 The Bcl-2 Family Mitochondria clearly hold the power to end a cell’s life with superb efficiency, yet cells don’t just…
Apoptosis- Cell Suicide or Sabotage? | PT. 2
BY ELLIOT SMITH Winning Entry for the Huxley Prize 2025 The Molecular Machinery of Apoptosis The central players in apoptosis are a specialised family of proteases known as the caspases…
Apoptosis- Cell Suicide or Sabotage? | PT. 1
BY ELLIOT SMITH Winning Entry for The Huxley Prize 2025 Ask almost any biology student around the country what the mitochondria are and it’s likely they will recite the mantra:…
The Secrets of the Logistics Industry
Wanman BY WANHENG XU Almost everything that we consume on a day-to-day basis has travelled hundreds or thousands of miles across the world. Whether it be bananas from Ecuador, iron ore…
Evolution vs Religion: A Breakdown
BY SEB G The theory of evolution and all that associates with it is a widely successful and accepted explanation for why we are here today in the study of…
The Epstein-Barr Virus
James Brear BY JAMES BREAR The Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is one of the most common viruses for humans. Usually, the virus is nothing to worry about, however on some occasions, it…
The Polio Vaccine – A Short History
Caleb Yap BY CALEB YAP In the 19th and 20th centuries, polio left many people confined to “iron lungs” due to the paralysis caused by damage to the nervous system, making independent…
Oncoviruses and their History
IBRAHEEM MANDA BY IBRAHEEM MANDA Cancer, a disease often thought of as non-infectious, can surprisingly be linked to viruses that effectively make it ‘contagious’ under specific circumstances. These viruses, known as oncoviruses…
Analytical Methods to Identify Infectious Disease
CHARLIE GARRITY BY CHARLIE GARRITY Infectious diseases continue to be a major global health threat, contributing to high mortality rates and exacerbated by an ever-growing global population. Identifying the pathogens responsible for…