What cost £24million to build, has been around the Earth’s equator four and a half times and is helping over 320million people live better, healthier lives? Huawei calls it the Health Lab, and the 4,680m2 facility on Songshan Lake in China is where the future of fitness is coming into […]
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Immortality in the Lab: How One Woman’s Cells Changed Medicine and Ethics
Trust can disappear in an instant and take generations to gain back. The story of Henrietta Lacks’ immortal cancer cells is a stark reminder of that. Its loud echoes partly inform our present, as sections of the population disbelieve remarkable vaccine developments. If doctors treated your predecessors like second-class citizens, […]
A test of ‘next gen medicines’ has been developed in an IU lab
How much does a molecule weigh? Well, that depends. Molecules, like people, come in various shapes and sizes. That difference in size can mean a lot for researchers in the ever-evolving pharmaceutical industry. Molecular weight is a key component to manufacturing — it can actually be used to determine how effective a pharmaceutical […]