Did you know that planarian flatworms can regenerate missing tissues after an injury? How do they know which type of tissue to regenerate? Interestingly, scientists have discovered that the genes that planarians use to regenerate are also found in humans. Research Insider this week gets up close with Jia Zheng Woo, a research assistant in Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. to find out more about planarian flatworms and to unlock the "secrets" of regeneration.
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[RESEARCH INSIDER] The Cell as City – Brick Roads and Buildings
Every cell in our bodies contains a "railway network", a system of "train tracks" called microtubules that run between important destinations inside the cell and allow cargo to be carried from one place to another by motor proteins. Research Insider this week gets up close with Shu Yao Leong who is in her first year pursuing a PhD in Cellular Nanoscience at the University of Tübingen to find out more about her research in microtubule and intracellular dynamics at the nanocellular level.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Volcano monitoring: Linking volcanic processes
Research Insider this week gets up close with Stanley Yip who is in his first year pursuing a PhD in Geology at the University of Bristol, UK with his major focusing on volcanology. His goal is to understand magma properties using satellite data to measure sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes and volcano deformation.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Self-harm: What do our genes have to do with it?
Research Insider this week gets up close with Kai Xiang Lim who is in his second year pursuing a PhD in Social, Genetics and Developmental Psychiatry Research at King's College London, UK. He uses genetic information to investigate the underlying causes of self-harm behaviours and their relationships with mental health conditions.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Not Just Fun and Games: Using Digital Games to Study Teamwork
Research Insider this week gets up close with Evelyn Tan who is in her second year pursuing her PhD in Team Dynamics and Player Psychology in Digital Games at the University of York. Her research focuses on the emergence and development of team cohesion in games like League of Legends, Dota 2 and Overwatch.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Improving Drug Penetration Through Nose-to-Brain Delivery
Research Insider this week gets up close with Sara Wong, who is in her third year pursuing her PhD in Neuroscience, at the University of Nottingham UK. She is researching how to improve intranasal administration of oxytocin, dubbed as the “love hormone". Oxytocin has potential therapeutic use in disorders that display socio-behaviour deficits such as autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. Research Insider also identifies the areas of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which the research covers and its impact.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Researching the impact of OCD on learning and decision-making
Research Insider this week gets up close with Aleya Aziz Marzuki, who is in her third year pursuing her PhD in Psychology, at the University of Cambridge. She is studying how decision-making and learning processes are affected in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Research Insider also identifies the areas of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which the research covers and its impact.
[RESEARCH INSIDER] Preparing for the next microscopic threat
Research Insider this week gets up close with Low Wen Wen, a microbiologist-in-training who is pursuing her PhD at Imperial College London. She is investigating how antibiotic resistance genes are transmitted in a bacteria called Klebsiella pneumoniae. It is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. Research Insider also identifies the areas of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which the research covers and its impact.
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