Humour Me Some Math! Getting funny with Science Communication
Can scientists use humour in science communication and benefit from increased engagement of the non scientific audience? Can we make math funny?
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Ushanandini Mohanraj
A modern pathologist: Artificial Intelligence
Ada, a curious seven-year-old, looks outside the window. It is a relatively humid day in Mansa, a city in northern Zambia, but it appears as though it isn’t going to rain for a couple of hours. Ignorant of the threat lurking around her, Ada happily leaves her house excited to play. Just as she reaches her friends, she suddenly slap
I’m a survivor, I’m not gonna give up… a story about African midge larvae
How do Polypedilum vanderplanki larvae survive without water, and what role alternative splicing plays in this? Who the hell is Polypedilum vanderplanki and why should I be interested…
Are hybrid ants the answer to adaptation to climate change?
If you venture into the woods in Southern Finland, around the Hanko area, you’ll find groups of mounds with hundreds of ants dwelling on top that will spit acid at you when provoked.
The story of a man, some rats, a virus, and a cancer
While the Polish man battled for his life, something intriguing was happening in a lab 800 km away at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Jean Rommelaere and his team were engrossed in a particular experiment.
Strange looking viruses and their super hosts – The archaea
Illustration by Ushanandini Mohanraj Nearly 3.5 billion years ago, our planet had extreme temperatures and was predominantly covered with water. The hostile environment was devoid of oxygen and high in… Read More »Strange looking viruses and their super hosts – The archaea
Why and how do we get anxious?
emmi olkkonen has a MSc in genetics and molecular biosciences from the University of Helsinki, currently committed to the exciting task of analyzing Saimaa ringed seal genome data at the… Read More »Why and how do we get anxious?
Are we ready to face a zombie virus? Lessons from the sars cov2 pandemic
Even though this appears to be a typical scene from a zombie movie, this, in reality, represents a scene from real life two years ago,
My Y Science story: A curiosity-driven journey into the world of science, innovation and entrepreneurship
On the cold and dark winter morning of December 1, 2021, I woke up with a strange feeling. As I was getting ready to leave my apartment, nervousness and excitement… Read More »My Y Science story: A curiosity-driven journey into the world of science, innovation and entrepreneurship
A tale of a tiny virus and how it saved many lives
Patient 3, 18 years old, was crippled from birth with a disease known as retinal dystrophy. There was no known effective treatment that could help improve his condition, until recently when his doctor suggested an experimental surgery. They were going to remove some of the jelly-like liquid from his eye and inject a salty suspension under the retina. This suspension contained more than a billion particles of a genetically modified adeno-associated virus.