a scheme of the flow of genetic information according to the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology (via Wikimedia commons)
I often see searches within my blog about the basics of molecular genetics, DNA, etc. So I decided to talk about the molecular ‘brain’ of the fundamental biological entity called cell.… Read the rest
Someone who hopelessly banged his head against doors of funding agencies for several years, I can definitely say that evolutionary biology is not the most appealing scientific area to be in at the moment. You want to be in the biomedical research, doing things related to clinical work or design new pharmaceuticals.… Read the rest
There are many people around us we tend to avoid: loud, dangerous and especially sick. There are also many people who suffer from genetic diseases we’ve never even heard about. Unless, we ourselves or our friends or relatives are the ones who are affected.… Read the rest
Allegory of Immortality, by Giulio Romano, ca.1540.
The Immortality of the human soul is endlessly debatable until at least we find out what a soul is. The Immortality of the human body is a subject we can now talk about, thanks to the progress in biology.… Read the rest
Popular science books are an established way to inform a layman about latest scientific discoveries and their applications. However, a lot of complex natural phenomena are still hard to grasp without being involved directly in the research. Many facts are better understood when visualised.… Read the rest