Drug Metabolism
Drug metabolism is a fascinating topic that has captivated scientists for years. It refers to the way in which our bodies process drugs,...
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Sinead Mackintosh
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Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel is a name that is synonymous with genetics and heredity. Born in 1822 in the Austrian Empire, Mendel was a monk and...
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From Mendel to Personalised Medicine
The field of genetics is relatively young, and we have come a long way since Mendel and his famous peas in the 1860s. It would take...
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South African Women's Day
To celebrate South African Women’s Day this year, I wanted to highlight two crucial cancer screening procedures that can save lives!...
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Biotechnology and Antibiotic Resistance
Biotechnology is the use of living organisms, cells, or their molecules to create new products, processes, and technologies that benefit...
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Family History
Family history taking is one of the first things to happen in a genetic counselling session. This is not because the genetic counsellor...
Sinead Mackintosh
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Hot topics: Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS).
They are two commonly used techniques in genomics to analyse genetic information. WES is a targeted sequencing approach focusing on only...
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Genetic Metabolic Disorders
Genetic metabolic disorders are inherited conditions caused by harmful changes in enzymes or metabolic pathways that affect the body's...
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Gene Sequencing
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...
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Newborn Screening
I recently attended an exciting workshop on newborn screening. The presenters discussed the benefits and obstacles of implementing...
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International Conference of Human Genetics (2023)
I recently attended the International Conference of Human Genetics (ICHG), which was held in Cape Town! I learnt so much about various...
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Uveal Melanoma
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...
Sinead Mackintosh
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Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell
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...
Sinead Mackintosh
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Ovarian Cancer
High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a type of ovarian cancer and is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in females...
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Genetic Counselling
This post is about a topic close to my heart, Genetic Counselling (GC). It is more personal than some of my other posts because I am a...
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Fireflies
Fireflies have been dazzling and lighting up the night skies for millions of years. Scientists have long been using the enzyme...
Sinead Mackintosh
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Starry Night
The star of today’s post (sorry pun intended) is the starfish (or the sea star)! Now you might be wondering why a starfish is so unique,...
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Down's Syndrome
Down’s Syndrome is a genetic condition caused by either a full or partial extra chromosome 21. A complete extra chromosome 21 is called...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
I briefly mentioned breast cancer in my previous post about colon cancer. Still, as I am sure you will agree, breast cancer deserves its...
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Zombie Elephants!
As if this year couldn’t get any crazier! Well, actually, I am only bringing this up now; the information about zombie elephants has been...
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