Assessing the Relevance of Off-Target Changes in Gene Edited Crops
Humans have a long history of developing crops with improved characteristics, benefitting consumers, and farmers alike. Selective breeding, inducing genetic mutations, and, more recently, gene editing...
24 Nov 202010min
A Personalised Mathematical Model for Anaemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease - Dr Doris H. Fuertinger, Fresenius Medical Care
Individuals with chronic kidney disease commonly also suffer from renal anaemia. Renal anaemia, a condition in which individuals lack enough red blood cells to adequately supply oxygen to the tissue, ...
24 Nov 20207min
AI and Data Mining for Smart Manufacturing - Dr Timothy Young, The University of Tennessee
Big data is now central to the operation of many online companies, but until now, the wealth of information it provides has remained largely untapped by manufacturers. Dr Tim Young at the University o...
20 Nov 202013min
The Fine Mechanics of Haematopoiesis - Dr Chen Zhao and Dr Qianze Dong
Haematopoiesis is the process through which cellular blood components are produced. It starts during embryonic development to ensure the production of blood cells such as erythrocytes (red cells), leu...
20 Nov 202013min
China Must Act Immediately to Protect its Primate Populations from Extinction -Dr Paul Garber and Dr Alejandro Estrada
China is home to a large number of the world’s primate species, but expanding industries and land transformations have put the country’s lorises, monkeys and apes at risk of extinction. Dr Paul Garber...
4 Nov 20207min
Chick-fil-A Successes, Failures and International Expansion Challenges amid LGBTQ Protests
In today’s corporate America, rapid growth and success often comes tied to some form of controversy. Perhaps one of the best examples of this is the restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. Driven by the huge po...
9 Okt 20208min
Exploring Diamond’s Potential in High-Power, High-Temperature Electronics
While many people perceive diamond as a material used to make jewellery or other decorative objects, this mesmerising stone has numerous other valuable applications. In fact, its physical properties m...
9 Okt 20208min
Improving Human Health and Wellbeing Will Protect Primate Populations
As the human population continues to grow, increasing global market demands, land conversion and the unsustainable use of natural resources are having a negative impact on non-human primate survivorsh...
25 Sep 20207min
