The Mysterious Deadly New Fungus: Emergomyces africanus
It is not often that completely novel pathogens are identified, but in 2013 this is exactly what happened in South Africa. Continue reading The Mysterious Deadly New Fungus: Emergomyces africanus
The Sticky State of Artificial Sweeteners
With the soft drinks levy six months into effect, the prevalence of sugar-averse drinks has flooded the market. Packaged under ‘free’, ‘diet’, ‘light’ to the classic ‘zero-sugar’, drinks companies have circumvented this sticky problem by dropping the sweet stuff from their recipes altogether. Continue reading The Sticky State of Artificial Sweeteners
HIV / AIDS – The Worst Epidemic in Modern History
It was 1981, when doctors in the US started noticing strange patterns across their patients, young and previously healthy individuals were being affected by diseases found exclusively among patients with weakened immune systems. Continue reading HIV / AIDS – The Worst Epidemic in Modern History
The (British Science) Week in Westminster
British Science Week is always an exciting week at the Biochemical Society, with several annual events taking science to Westminster. In addition, this week has been extraordinary for UK politics, so we thought we’d give you a quick round-up of some of the highlights from science in Parliament this week. Continue reading The (British Science) Week in Westminster
