Author: Mark Briffa Lack of clarity amplifies the challenge to come to terms with a disease or disorder. During my... Read More
Can bacteria grow in space? How do cells respond to radiation? Geneticist Prof. Joseph Borg realised that to find out,... Read More
Author: Malcolm Pace People suffering from haemophilia, an inherited disorder, will bleed for much longer after an injury, bruise easily,... Read More
Over the course of nine months, an entire human body is sculpted from a few cells into a baby. The... Read More
One fifth of human genes have already been claimed as US Intellectual Property. But should anyone own our genes? And... Read More
By reading someone’s DNA one can tell how likely they are to develop a disease or whether they are related... Read More
Every person possesses the same genes within every cell. Their DNA provides the information to first create an entire functioning... Read More
Prof. Connie Bezzina writes about her work tracking down genetic risk factors that lead to sudden cardiac death... Read More
Fruit flies are not human. Yet they are close enough to have been used for over 100 years by scientists... Read More
“Of all animals, man has the largest brain in proportion to his size” — Aristotle. Dr Yves Muscat Baron shares his... Read More