by Olwen Reina | Jun 13, 2017 | Cell Culture Techniques
Pharmaceutical quality is of vital importance. Imagine getting a prescription from your doctor for drug X. You go to the pharmacy to pick it up, grab a bottle of water and then take the recommended dose hoping for the best because you have no idea what the quality of...
by Olwen Reina | May 17, 2017 | Trends
“Hello and welcome to our biobank! How can I help you today?” “I’d like 20 aliquots of blood from Caucasian males aged 30-40 years old who were exposed to asbestos.” “Coming right up! Would you like a list of blood types with that?” Human biobanks are like libraries...
by Olwen Reina | May 3, 2017 | Trends
When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I watched Stephen Hawking beat Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and an android in a game of poker. I’m not kidding, I really did! Of course it was on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The android, Data, in an attempt to...
by Olwen Reina | Apr 8, 2017 | Disease Models
What are neural progenitor cells? Where are they found in the brain and spinal cord? Neural stem cells (NSCs) are a type of multipotent stem cells that originate in the Central Nervous System (CNS, the spinal cord and brain). Multipotent means they have the ability to...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 16, 2017 | Trends
While chatting to a friend, I noticed a rolled up magazine in his bag. It caught my eye because it was open on a page with Sudoku on it. “Oh hey! I didn’t know you enjoyed Sudoku. When did that happen?” I queried amusedly. You see my friend...
