by Captain Skellett | Mar 26, 2012 | Drugs
Richard Spruce had seen some strange villages since arriving in South America in 1849, but this one took the cake. It was a ghost town. Every door was shut tight against the hot, humid jungle, while inside people slumbered away the sunlight. Being the adventurous...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 18, 2010 | Drugs, How Things Work, Recent Research, Science Communication
While waiting for inspiration to strike a solid introduction into my head, my computer screen went blank. Good ol’ MacBook conserving energy! But letting your computer go idle doesn’t mean you have to waste its processing power. Why not cure cancer with...
by Captain Skellett | Jun 22, 2009 | How Things Work
Following on from the theme of biological errors and the noise of life, I thought I’d talk about sickle cell anemia, quite a common ailment inherited Mendelian fashion through recessive genes. If you’re new (very new) to genetics, then check out a picture...
