Issue 6 • 2024 • Bioscientist Magazine - Aligning with Innovation

This issue explores the transformative world of biotechnology, the ethical dilemmas behind biomedical research, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence in life sciences. It covers enhancing food safety through the use of bacteriophages, understanding infection pathways in the human placenta, Neuralink and its connection to dementia, and many more. The focus of this issue is to showcase how advancements in artificial technology and biotechnology play a part in redefining our comprehension of biomedicine, even on a global scale. A unique feature of this issue includes exploring physiology through the lens of film.

Introduction


Editors' note

Editors' note

Wiktoria Wisniewska and Sara Alnasir Kassam

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Issue 6: Special announcement

Issue 6: Special announcement

Sara Alnasir Kassam and Wiktoria Wisniewska

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Science in the news


Ozempic: Revolutionary weight loss drug or too good to be true?

Ozempic: Revolutionary weight loss drug or too good to be true?

Iram Shakil

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Using bacteriophages to assure food safety: A natural and effective tool to combat foodborne pathogens

Using bacteriophages to assure food safety: A natural and effective tool to combat foodborne pathogens

Ummad Tariq

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Mapping the infection pathways in human placentas

Mapping the infection pathways in human placentas

Omotoyosi Osalaye

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Genetic chronicles: Stories written in ancient DNA

Genetic chronicles: Stories written in ancient DNA

Wiktoria Wisniewska

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Neuralink and dementia

Neuralink and dementia

Faatimah Patel

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Research spotlight


Using bioluminescence in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Using bioluminescence in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Nashaf Aziz

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Pregabalin

Pregabalin

Eloghosa Ohonba

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The TRANSFORM Trial for prostate cancer

The TRANSFORM Trial for prostate cancer

Areeba Khalid

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Topics in biomedicine


An insight into clinical trials: Perspectives and practices

An insight into clinical trials: Perspectives and practices

Wiktoria Wisniewska, Sara Alnasir Kassam, Dilruba Boksh, Mahesh Nirmalan and Jonathan Bannard-Smith

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Sustainable Development Goals – Humanising science beyond the lab

Sustainable Development Goals – Humanising science beyond the lab

Julia Cassarotti

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Recreational drugs and its effects on sperm

Recreational drugs and its effects on sperm

Eghosa Enoriomwaniha

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Challenging the physiology we see in film

Challenging the physiology we see in film

Sara Alnasir Kassam and Aine Kelly

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Uncovering ethics in bioscience

Uncovering ethics in bioscience

Anise Younis and Harry Witchel

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The use of AI in cardiovascular research

The use of AI in cardiovascular research

Charles Benjamin Middleton

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Salford science


Ethical implications of AI in healthcare - An introductory piece

Ethical implications of AI in healthcare - An introductory piece

Robin Mekvan and Andy Miah

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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and its ethical impacts on society

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and its ethical impacts on society

Elaine Coates and David Junior Gilbert

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Influencing Parliament to see the importance of genetics

Influencing Parliament to see the importance of genetics

Sanaria Fathulla and Arijit Mukhopadhyay

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Celastrol as a potential phytopharmaceutical for medulloblastoma therapy: Assessing efficacy and cardiotoxicity

Celastrol as a potential phytopharmaceutical for medulloblastoma therapy: Assessing efficacy and cardiotoxicity

Alvina Imran

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Access granted: Open publishing – An interview with Wendy Taylor & Tracy Breheny

Access granted: Open publishing – An interview with Wendy Taylor & Tracy Breheny

Wiktoria Wisniewska, Wendy Taylor and Tracy Breheny

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Careers


Military healthcare ethics - Practicing healthcare ethically in a military setting

Military healthcare ethics - Practicing healthcare ethically in a military setting

Blessing Asemota-Akpeji

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The need for biomedical scientists to have the right skills

The need for biomedical scientists to have the right skills

Lloyd Mcleggon-Watkinson and Victoria Chalker

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Using Virtual Reality in blood grouping training

Using Virtual Reality in blood grouping training

Ayesha Naeem and Alison Hines

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Diving deep – Qualifying as a science teacher

Diving deep – Qualifying as a science teacher

Dilruba Boksh and Thasmiah Khanom

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Employability skills – what are they and how can you develop them as a student?

Employability skills – what are they and how can you develop them as a student?

Paula Courchene

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Students


Statement from the Biomedicine Programme Leads

Statement from the Biomedicine Programme Leads

Sara Namvar, Tahmina Hussain, Matthew Jones and Pika Miklavc

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Coffee with Caroline – A spotlight on resilience

Coffee with Caroline – A spotlight on resilience

Ashleigh Bowskill and Caroline Topham

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Biomedical Science Day 2024

Biomedical Science Day 2024

Sara Alnasir Kassam

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My exciting journey in biochemistry: A year at Wythenshawe Hospital

My exciting journey in biochemistry: A year at Wythenshawe Hospital

Heba Toumeh

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My journey to Salford - The Degree Apprentice journey

My journey to Salford - The Degree Apprentice journey

Louise Annesley

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Biomedicine Society


President round up - 2023/2024

President round up - 2023/2024

Tasfia Hazari

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BioArt competition 2024 – A celebration of sustainability and creativity

BioArt competition 2024 – A celebration of sustainability and creativity

Alvina Imran

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Debating if genomic sequencing should be made the norm

Debating if genomic sequencing should be made the norm

Aweiye Omusi

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Fear and triumph - The story of my first boxing match

Fear and triumph - The story of my first boxing match

Kayla Maora Keza-Millane

2024-10-23 Issue 6 • 2024 • Bioscientist Magazine - Aligning with Innovation

Bioevents – Looking back at our role this year

Bioevents – Looking back at our role this year

Ali al-Taie

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Biosports in 2023/2024

Biosports in 2023/2024

Keelan Moffat

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Bio-Book Club 12 hour stream

Bio-Book Club 12 hour stream

Nafisa Ali

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