Biotechnology is the use of living organisms, cells, or their molecules to create new products, processes, and technologies that benefit...

Have you ever wondered how we know what genes “look” like? Genes are like instructions, spelt using a code of nucleotides (A, C, G, and...

Uveal melanoma is one of the rarest and most aggressive types of cancer. The cancer starts in the eye, and in 50% of patients, the cancer...

Last year I wrote a piece on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) for World SCD Day. Now, I am writing about some exciting research progress in gene...

Agriculture in Africa faces several challenges, such as drought, pests and limited resources. Kenya is trying to overcome these...

Fireflies have been dazzling and lighting up the night skies for millions of years. Scientists have long been using the enzyme...

Gene therapy in action! Recently I posted about what gene therapy is and how it can be useful in alleviating genetic diseases. Today I...