Dr Ken Overturf – Securing a Sustainable Future for Aquaculture
To help feed a global population of the magnitude expected by 2050, fish farming will need to increase dramatically. Two main factors limiting the expansion and future sustainability of the aquacultur...
31 Jan 202115min
Joints, Ventricles and Historical Buildings A Diverse Career with Structural Mechanics - Dr Nigel Shrive, University of Calgary
Engineering mechanics can provide medical researchers with invaluable insights into the diverse mechanisms contained within the human body, and the conditions that arise when they go wrong. Over a car...
31 Jan 202113min
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
