Science Writing Competition

By Leoma Bere A new and improved method of cell therapy has shown promising early results in the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain tumour. Just a few days after treatment the patients’ tumours started to shrink…

By Syd McLean This is not an easy question. Decreasing the cost of CAR-T is a complicated area of study, and the required solutions will come from both scientists, engineers, clinicians, and economists. What is CAR-T therapy? Chimeric Antigen Receptor…

By Giorgio Matronola While strolling through the vascular and lymphatic system, picture yourself as a T-cell - a cell of the immune system that kills pathogen-infected cells. Suddenly you find yourself inside a leukapheresis machine and snugly placed in a…

Author: Victoria Ruth Richardson Lung diseases are a significant burden to human health globally, with around a third of deaths worldwide resulting from chronic respiratory diseases(1). The complex nature of the lungs means they can be afflicted by numerous conditions…

By Vered Smith Glaucoma is a condition that affects approximately 70 million people worldwide¹, –a number greater than all the people living in the U. K². But scientists led by Jiahui Wu from the University of Bristol, have come up…

By Anitta Rose Chacko Most of us may have experienced feeling on edge whilst playing the classic tumbling tower game of Jenga. Particularly, when it is your turn to remove a block from the tower and place it on the…

By Felicity Crawshay-Williams Before the start of World War ll in 1939, it became apparent to the Allies that the Germans were transmitting encrypted radio messages. Polish intelligence later informed the British that the secret messages took the form of…

By Christopher Smith Hello reader, I hope that you’re well, And that you have a few moments to dwell, To learn about my Post Doc project, And to rhyming you don’t object! My research focuses on a specific gene, Over…