The PCR song
If you are a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) fan you will love this song. It’s actually a Bio-Rad advertisement. Bio-Rad is an company that manufactures and sells instruments and reagents for PCR.
The PCR song:
There was a time when to amplify DNA,
You had to grow tons and tons of tiny cells.
(Oooh) Then along came a guy [...]
The Paradox of Life: Why We Age?
Why we age is one of the most complex and poorly understood mechanisms that scientist has asked. Why we age has been the subject of vigorous debate since time immemorial. Scientists have repeatedly been trying to answer the query as to why we age too early and how we can extend life with an enhanced [...]
Mouth ulcers
Mouth ulcers are scientifically referred to as “oral mucositis”. It is associated with short and long term side effects of cancer treatment. Symptoms usually include pain or discomfort in the mouth with the existence of open sores in the mouth. Chemotherapy can sometimes affect the coating of the mouth to become sore causing small ulcers [...]
A piece of writing
An assay or a piece of writing is to convey oneself perfectly and correctly the ideas across with register and style. The writer’s message when grasped easily by the readers is a job well done. An effective writer should blend ingenuity and imagination with extraordinary self authority, directiveness and logic. Effective writing constitutes genuine thoughts [...]
Health benefits of squat toilets
In praise of squatting: Benefits of squatting.
Not only the squatting system of toilets provides better sanitary requirements, there are health benefits of the squatting positions of defecation or toileting.
An elegant study was performed by Sikirov (2003) published in the prestigious “Digestive diseases and sciences” journal to identify the best defecation process by comparing the straining [...]
Cosmeceuticals
Cosmeceuticals is an amalgam of two words “cosmetics and pharmaceuticals”. The word or the concept has not been recognized by any governing bodies such as the “Food and Drug Administration” (FDA) or the “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” (FFD&C Act) hence the word’s use remains limited to mainly in the cosmetic industry. The term [...]
The gene that causes left handedness
Although there are many causes of left handedness, the genetic cause has also been identified. It has been suggested that the gene identified as “Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane neuronal 1” (LRRTM1) causes a person to be left handed. However this gene also causes a slight enhanced possibility of developing certain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Schizophrenics [...]
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is the study for a post graduate master’s course in business communication. The course is a postgraduate degree awarded to students who have mastered the study of business. It is a hugely prestigious management qualification and one of the most sought after qualifications in education today. The degree has [...]
Can ageing and stress affect our immune system?
Aging is linked with immunological modifications. The effects of age and stress related disorders are intertwined where a deregulation of the immune task can have a major blow on physical health (example heart disease). Stress can accelerate the effects of aging, with older adults often showing greater immunological impairment to stress than younger adults. Hence [...]
