Science is Already Sensational
Two years ago, I signed up to G+ and was thrilled to discover so many scientists and science advocates on here – I found my kind! From those early days, we built a community,...
Jargon Wall Blog
Radioactive Bacteria used in Cancer Treatment
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages now about research describing how radioactive bacteria was used to treat pancreatic cancer in mice. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s not; this was...
Battling Antibiotic-resistant Microbes with Milky HAMLET
• Infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a huge problem in our healthcare system. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, bacterial infections usually meant a death sentence. But now these weapons against bacterial infections are...
Virology and Media Hype
Professor Vincent Racaniello, Dr Tommy Leung and Dr William McEwan discuss the recent scare-mongering about ‘ferret flu’. We discuss the experiments that were carried out, and also talk how the science has been sensationalised...
H7N9: A virus worth watching
Thanks to the two Virology Hangouts on Air that Scott Lewis and I hosted (“Going Viral” – SciSunHOA from 28 April, 2013 and “Ferreting out the Truth”: H5N1 #SciSun Panel Discussion), I have viruses...
