About Author: Anna Bythell
Posts by Anna Bythell
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Using CRISPR to create gluten-free wheat
Posted on October 12, 2017 | No CommentsTo most people going gluten-free is a health fad, like acai berries and kale smoothies – but for some it is a necessity. 1 in […] -
When the Earth turned inside out: the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Posted on December 5, 2016 | No Comments66 million years ago a 15km-wide asteroid hit the earth just off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The aftermath of this event is thought […] -
Ebola virus mutation increased infectivity to humans
Posted on November 14, 2016 | No CommentsThe notorious Ebola virus (EVD) is not a new disease, so why have many people only heard of it recently? Described in 1976 by Belgian […] -
Neuroprosthesis restores sense of touch in paralysed man
Posted on November 2, 2016 | No CommentsIn a fantastic leap in neuro-prosthetics, University of Pittsburgh scientists have created a mind-controlled robotic arm capable of ‘feeling’. Nathan Copeland, 28, was paralysed from […]