Blog Posts, Education & careers, Historical, Research, Uncategorized

Going Viral: A Brief History of Nearly All Things Virus-related

We have all had multiple viral infections in our lifetime, be it the flu or a more serious disease such as measles. Every year, new strains of virus feature in the spot light, making it a challenge to keep up with treatment options. But when did we first come across viruses? How did we differentiate them from other disease-causing pathogens? How did the first vaccinations against viruses come about? Continue reading Going Viral: A Brief History of Nearly All Things Virus-related

tabijenkinsOctober 3, 2018October 25, 20181 Comment

Biochemical Society, Education & careers, Events, Uncategorized

Event report: Protein disulphide bonds-biochemistry, biotechnology and biomedical impact

On 31st August 2018, I attended the protein disulphide bonds- biochemistry, biotechnology and biomedical impact conference organised by the Biochemical society at the university of Kent. I am a research fellow working on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and more specifically on tau protein, which is associated with the pathogenesis of the disease. Continue reading Event report: Protein disulphide bonds-biochemistry, biotechnology and biomedical impact

tabijenkinsSeptember 28, 2018October 25, 2018Leave a comment

Blog Posts, Education & careers, Events, Science communication & public engagement, Student-focused

Creating an astrobiology-related science session

In this blog Melissa talks about her experience developing and piloting a science outreach activity funded by the Biochemical Society. Continue reading Creating an astrobiology-related science session

jcwbrownSeptember 25, 2018September 25, 2018Leave a comment

Biochemical Society, Education & careers, Events, Science communication & public engagement, Uncategorized

Approaching the Singularity; have we crossed the event horizon of Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

By Peter Wotherspoon, Biochemical Society

Okay, so we all know how this song and dance goes; it’s been in enough movies by this point. Here we have (under slightly more violent circumstances than would be ideal) what is generally thought of as the technological singularity. The idea that the creation of artificial super-intelligence will lead to an unstoppable cascade of technological advancements because no doubt a computer intelligence smarter than us can in turn make another computer intelligence smarter than it and so on. So, with all the hype around AI recently, have we reached the tipping point?

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Biochemical SocietyAugust 17, 2018August 17, 2018Leave a comment