Pigeon Robots: The Neurology Behind Conspiracy Theories Highlighting the recent advancements made about pigeon navigation mechanisms, and evaluating why some people come to believe pigeons are robots. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
A Turning Point in Huntington’s Disease Treatment: AMT-130 Gene Therapy Novel gene therapy AMT-130 has completed its phase I/II clinical trials and could be the answer to the long-standing search for a Huntington’s disease treatment. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Are “Green Solutions” Really Sustainable Green solutions rely on non-renewable rare earth elements and critical metals. While they appear to cut emissions, they often shift pollution upstream and create other serious environmental harms, worsened by industry leaders protecting monopolistic control. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
The Epigenetics of Stress: When Experience Gets Under the Skin A look at how our experiences leave a biological imprint on our genes, possibly influencing how calmly (or chaotically) we deal with adversity UCL Science Magazine • Biology
From Sequence to Structure: The Protein Folding Enigma By Aryan Boruah Introduction Proteins are basic building blocks of life and essential to all life forms. They are amazing little nano-biomachines and believe me they are incredible. Every function in our body depends on proteins. Now imagine a world where the secrets of life’s building blocks are laid UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Image of necrotic cell death by Dr J.Skepper, Wellcome Collection (CC BY 4.0) Could stopping cell death be the next revolution in medicine, ageing, and even space travel? By Pushpa Nair Targeting necrosis - an uncontrolled form of cell death - could slow ageing and age-related diseases. Here’s what you need to know. Earlier this year, Bryan Johnson’s documentary, Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, hit Netflix’s Top 10 - a UCL Science Magazine • Biology
