Imagine one peaceful morning, the largest sunflower in your lawn suddenly sprouts two feet and sprints in the direction of the sun. This is, according to taxonomy is impossible, as plants certainly Continue Reading
Neuroaesthetics: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Hallway MDF, CC BY 4.0 Neuroaesthetics, a recent field of study derived from neuroscience research intends to explore in depth the brain's response to art and beauty. A modern example of an Continue Reading
Vaccines, why do we need them?
Over the past few years anti-vaccine narratives have become commonplace in western culture. Do such claims have a factual basis or are they simply publicity stunts? The most publicized anti-vaccine Continue Reading
Heredity: What is Colour Blindness?
When I learned about heredity in biology class last year, my teacher brought up the topic of colour blindness quite often. So, I started to wonder what exactly is colour blindness and how does it got Continue Reading
Facial Reconstruction During WW1: Skin Grafting
November 11th, 2018 Introduction Today marks 100 years after the conclusion of World War One (WW1) and as such, I thought it would be interesting to reflect on an area of science behind the Continue Reading
Embryonic Stem Cell (ESC) Therapy in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Blog post #2 - First Scientific Entry November 3rd, 2018 Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a "a chronic, progressive degenerative neurological disease" that affects over 100,000 Canadians Continue Reading
Endosymbiosis: The Origin Story of the Powerhouse of the Cell
Maia Poon Mitochondrial DNA (c) National Human Genome Research Institute, CC0 1.0 Most people who have learned about biology at school can tell you that the mitochondria is the powerhouse Continue Reading