The battle between the immune system and cancerous cells can be described as a war between cells in the human body. What are they fighting over? Nutrients, especially cholesterol.
Anna Knol
In the 17th century, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, a Dutch merchant, looked through his homemade microscope and discovered a hidden world of “animalcules” in a drop of water. These “little animals”, later identified as bacteria, sparked a revolution in microbiology (1). The simple yet clear terminology of Van Leeuwenhoek laid the foundation for the hidden world…
by Sara Said
During the lockdown four years ago, traditional lab internships faced significant challenges as lock-down did not allow students to leave their homes. Students were left without hands-on experience crucial for their scientific development. Many practical sessions were replaced with video recordings or data analysis tasks, which lacked the immersive, hands-on training students…