Drug metabolism is a fascinating topic that has captivated scientists for years. It refers to the way in which our bodies process drugs,...

Gregor Mendel is a name that is synonymous with genetics and heredity. Born in 1822 in the Austrian Empire, Mendel was a monk and...

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...

To celebrate South African Women’s Day this year, I wanted to highlight two crucial cancer screening procedures that can save lives!...

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

Family history taking is one of the first things to happen in a genetic counselling session. This is not because the genetic counsellor...

They are two commonly used techniques in genomics to analyse genetic information. WES is a targeted sequencing approach focusing on only...

Genetic metabolic disorders are inherited conditions caused by harmful changes in enzymes or metabolic pathways that affect the body's...

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...

I recently attended an exciting workshop on newborn screening. The presenters discussed the benefits and obstacles of implementing...

I recently attended the International Conference of Human Genetics (ICHG), which was held in Cape Town! I learnt so much about various...

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...

High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a type of ovarian cancer and is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in females...

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...

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

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,...

Down’s Syndrome is a genetic condition caused by either a full or partial extra chromosome 21. A complete extra chromosome 21 is called...

I briefly mentioned breast cancer in my previous post about colon cancer. Still, as I am sure you will agree, breast cancer deserves its...

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...