Category: Narrative
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Heart xenotransplantation: A Story of Progress and Setbacks
Heart xenotransplantation (heart transplant where the donor heart is from an animal) has been a fleeting dream on the horizon for many decades, but with the first pig-to-heart human transplant having been attempted this year, it is time to evaluate the merits and prospects of this procedure and what it means for patients.
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Brain Organoids: A Narrative Review of Potential, Limitations and Future
The rapid development of stem cell technology has opened up unprecedented avenues for studying human neurodevelopment, and one of such avenue is the study of brain organoids, or “mini-brains”. How do they work, what can these be used to study and how viable are the models they provide? This article seeks to answer some of…
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CRISPR Technology Today
CRISPR technology is still evolving and is changing the tech industry in many different ways. This article will explore how CRISPR tech works and operates.
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Lessons from Aviation
In his book, Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the consequences of power distances in a high-stakes profession such as aviation. Findings on ample research executed on the effect of power distances in aviation transformed the profession’s approach to operations in a cockpit. Flying in a cockpit may emulate circumstances in an operating…
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