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Category: Human Body

Anti-ageing, cancer and more!

June 3, 2019

The role telomerase and your telomeres play in the processes of ageing and in cancerous cells and what modern medical research is doing! … More Anti-ageing, cancer and more!

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The Fountain of Youth?

May 28, 2019

The fountain of youth? It once was a myth, but today the search for a ‘magical’ cure for ageing centres around the ends of our chromosomes! … More The Fountain of Youth?

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Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem?

May 13, 2019

Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem? Will it make you sick, or make your house collapse? … More Living in a mouldy home … is it a problem?

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Homogenised and Pasteurised … what does it mean?

May 6, 2019

What’s up with your milk? And those long words on the side, homogenised and pasteurised? They’re different processes that make your milk safe and pleasant to drink! … More Homogenised and Pasteurised … what does it mean?

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A bit of history and science regarding vaccines

April 22, 2019

A bit of history and science regarding vaccines and their development (going back to the Chinese over 1000 years ago) to today’s medical advances in cell culturing and genetic editing. … More A bit of history and science regarding vaccines

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Pandemics and Epidemics

April 1, 2019

Pandemics and Epidemics, the history and future of deadly disease outbreaks, bioterrorism and many other very frightening realities. … More Pandemics and Epidemics

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Sunday at the World Science Festival Brisbane

March 25, 2019

Final day: sci-fi selfies, our future on Mars, wearable technologies hyping up to a new level! … More Sunday at the World Science Festival Brisbane

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Friday at the World Science Festival Brisbane!

March 22, 2019

I’m here at the World Science Festival Brisbane … and it’s awesomely amazing, full of nerdiness, and a lot of fun! … More Friday at the World Science Festival Brisbane!

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Does ‘writer’s block’ have any scientific basis?

March 4, 2019

Trying to write. Blank document staring back. Sound familiar?

Is there any scientific explanation, or is it a purely imagined phenomenon? Read on … More Does ‘writer’s block’ have any scientific basis?

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The Chemistry of Carbon Monoxide

February 25, 2019

You’ve probably heard of it, or its cousin, CO2. And the fact that it’s deadly is given away by the image. But how much do you actually know about it? … More The Chemistry of Carbon Monoxide

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Arwen Nugteren

Arwen Nugteren

Hi! I love science, learning and writing. I'm blogging at Scientia Potentia Est about interesting science and post a daily science facts on my Facebook page! Have fun reading.

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