Trapping mosquitoes with cattle odor
With mosquito species adapting to feed outdoors, limiting the effectiveness of malaria prevention techniques like bed nets, there is a critical need… Read more »
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Parasites: meal or squeal?
Members of the public were introduced to parasites that can infect us via the food we eat during an evening event at the Natural History Museum.
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Environment in Autism
Numerous environmental factors can impact an individual's risk of Autism. With this area of research in its infancy, this blog… Read more »
How can we improve young people’s mental health in a changing world?
Today is World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on the theme of "young people and mental health in a changing world". In… Read more »
Watching cancer cells take over
New advances in imaging methods allow scientists to watch living cells exist, mutate, and divide in real time. A new article… Read more »
Quiz: so you think you know biology?
Do you know how dogs like to poop? From the molecular to the extra-terrestrial, you may be surprised by some of the research… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: September 2018
• Use of emergency contraception among women with experience of domestic violence and abuse: a systematic review • AgriSeqDB:… Read more »
Harmless but annoying gallinipper mosquitoes following Hurricane Florence
Krisztian Magori summarizes the recent media coverage of large swarms of mosquitoes in the Carolinas following flooding… Read more »
An interview with the Chair for TERMIS-Europe, Prof Heinz Redl
BMC Biomedical Engineering recently attended the 2018 TERMIS World Congress, where we had the privilege to meet Prof Heinz Redl,… Read more »
Next-generation biosensing
Biosensors have the potential to revolutionize the way we monitor the human body, pathogens and food or environmental… Read more »