The One Where We Give Thanks

I’m going to change tack today. I am going to talk about how amazing and world killing women are. Especially women in STEM roles (for those of you unfamiliar, this means the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). I attended an event last week focussing on, and highlighting women in STEM positions. The panel...

The One With Our T Cells

T cells. The name makes these little guys sound quite simple, but T cells are incredibly intelligent and important for fighting disease. T cells make up a very important part of our immune system. More specifically, T cells are a certain type of white blood cell called lymphocytes. Other types of lymphocytes are B cells...

The One With Bacteria

Bacteria. It doesn’t sound pleasant, does it? Most of us would avoid anything with bacteria in it or on it wouldn’t we? But bacteria are amazing, and in some cases incredibly helpful little organisms. What exactly is bacteria? Firstly, they are very small, only made up of one cell. However, these bacterial cells aredifferent to...

The One With The Introduction

I’m going to come right out and say it, I’m no good at talking about myself. There, I said it! Scientists are asked to talk about themselves all the time, whether it be at a conference, networking events, in a lab meeting, or at the dinner table with friends. It’s something I have always found...