The Power of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems The same way that bacteria protect their genetic material and cope with stress is now used in a broad range of emerging applications in synthetic biology. By Oscar Blackwell UCL Science Magazine • Biology
The Babies Born with Cobalt in their Veins: How The Cobalt Mining Crisis is Impacting Congolese Children Cobalt mining on the African Copperbelt is a well known human rights crisis for many reasons. A new study on foetal blood shows its health effects may now materialise in Congolese infants before they are even born. By Charlotte Leeds. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Smokeless Lives Will banning future generations from smoking prevent future hospitalisations? By Altay Shaw UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Antibiotic resistance: The Gordian knot of the 21st Century Since the 20th century, the issue of antimicrobial resistance has developed into a gordian knot of gargantuan proportions. This has inspired research into treatments from other medical fields in hopes of minimising the consequences of antibiotic resistance. By James Lau Yi Wei UCL Science Magazine • Chemistry
Joule in the Crown The intricacies of Formula 1’s fuel flow systems and how exceptional design has to break some regulations. By Matthew Hoult. UCL Science Magazine • Technology
When Words Become Weapons Brainwashing may seem like an alien, almost unbelievable concept to many of us. Alexandra Stein has dedicated her life to unravelling this phenomenon which robbed so many years of her life, to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities we all share that can be targeted. By Diya Asawa UCL Science Magazine • Biology
