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  • Visualising an idealised week as a biology student

    Describe your ideal week. This blog will provide a visual perspective on what it’s like as a biology student using examples of lab and field work I have conducted during my university degree so far. Each day will show a different example of field/ lab work I have conducted, shown by a photo/ video and…

  • The grudge that saves our lives

    I don’t tend to hold grudges but you know what do… memory cells! You may be thinking what is a memory cell? Memory cells (also called lymphocytes) are part of the specific immune response. They remain in the bloodstream after primary infection and effectively ‘remember’ the pathogen (you could say they hold a grudge!). This…

  • How bacteria can help us find alien life

    What is the first thought that pops into your mind when you read the word alien? Do you think about other solar systems far away, do you think closer to home with planets like mars coming into your mind? One thing you might not think about when reading the word alien is earth… What if…

  • A visual walk through of Biology in the Bahamas

    Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. The furthest away from home I have ever been was during a research trip to the Bahamas. Being from the UK that is quite far away… Imagine this, after a 4 hour coach trip, 11 hour flight , a second 1 hour flight and…

  • Crying when we are happy

    Having not achieved many of the landmark life events yet (as I am still just a student) I would have to say the cliche things like weddings, animals being rescued, people doing random acts of kindness, military families being reunited etc. But I would also imagine that if you ask me the same question in…

  • Are vitamins really good for you?

    One of my leisure activities is to scroll through apps on my phone, and one of these apps is (as I am someone interested in biology) The New Scientist. There I was about to take my daily vitamin C supplement when an article jumped out at me titled ‘vitamin C and E supplements may make lung cancers…

  • Could Seaweed be the Answer to Food Insecurity?

    What comes to most peoples minds when they think about seaweed? Is it as an annoying weed that tickles and grabs your foot when swimming in the ocean, or is it as a delightful snack or treat used in sushi? If seaweed prompted you to think of sushi then you might be on the right…

  • The Issue of Antibiotic Resistance

    Antibiotic resistance has been on the tips of everyone’s tongues next to climate change for the past decade. But do people know what it is and why it’s such a big deal? Im sure you’re snarking at me right now thinking of course I know what antibiotic resistance is… and if so, well done, you’re…

  • Jellyfish… The true underdog of the sea!

    Upon my daily tradition of browsing BBC news I stumbled upon a news video created two years ago by Ruth Evans, Daniel Gordon and Tom Heyden titled ‘Microplastics, drugs and food- how jellyfish can help us’ (Evans, et al.. 2020). This sparked my interest: I thought jellyfish? We all know of the importance of marine…

  • Bacteriophages, the future of antibiotic resistant bacteria treatment 

    We’ve all heard of antibiotic resistance, no matter how in the loop of medical sciences we are. Whether it be from our doctor explaining why they can’t give us antibiotics for a simple infection or learning about bacteria and antibiotics in school. What matters is that antibiotic resistance is rising and this is one of…