Branded: The Ethics of Livestock Ownership Branding has been used to establish ownership over livestock for centuries, despite its numerous harmful side-effects. Animal activists insist that more humane methods can only be implemented with government support. By Joseph Olaniyan. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Going with your Gut - An Alternative Approach to Alzheimer’s What do the bacteria in our gut have to do with Alzheimer’s Disease in the brain? A recent paper has revealed a potential link between gut bacteria and the deterioration of brain cells in mice. By Mollie Huggins. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Hitting the Mark: How Nanoparticles are Revolutionising Cancer Treatments Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally - nanoparticles could help combat this epidemic through targeted drug action. By Rakshith H and Nidhi V. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
Narrative Medicine: Putting the ‘Care’ in Healthcare Healthcare services are facing a major paradigm shift with the collapse of key clinician-patient relationships. Narrative medicine, however, may just be the harbinger to bringing the ‘care’ back into healthcare. By Obomate Briggs. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
A Code Within the Codons? How studying patterns in the genetic code is beginning to uncover the origins of biological information and of life itself. By Tom Dubois. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
How A “Twisted DNA” Sensor Can Revolutionise Cancer Treatment Sensing of Z-nucleic acid by ZBP-1 constitutes an important line of innate immune defence, but could drugs targeting ZBP-1 signalling serve as a new and improved strategy for treating cancer? By Ziyue Kong. UCL Science Magazine • Biology
