As Halloween approaches, the new exhibition in Dublin’s Science Gallery will really help get you into the mood. Entitled BLOOD – Not for the faint-hearted, it has involved a complete transformation of the Gallery space. The scarlet red carpet and …
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Discover science on Culture Night
Culture Night, the public event that celebrates culture and creativity across Ireland, is fast approaching, and in order to make the most of it, a bit of forward planning is advised. For those of you who just can’t get enough …
Making society management easier
Hive, a new system in society management, has made its college-wide debut this Freshers’ Week. The system, which runs through a free app for students and through an online site for committee members and organisers, has many advantages over the …
Planet Earth’s most terrifying fungus
Dylan Lynch on the most frightening fungus family on the planet
Dylan Lynch
Science & Tech Editor
You may have seen every zombie movie released in the last decade, and played every game about the undead on the market, but did you know that some of the plots may not be …
How to get the person of your dreams – with a little help from science
Luke McGuinness
Online Science & Tech Editor
Love is, rather unromantically, little more than a complex biological process, drawing from fields including evolutionary biology and neuroscience, and involving substances such as oxytocin, the chemical responsible for many of the experiences …
Alli is NOT your Ally
Dylan Lynch details the latest contamination claims circulating around GSK’s weight loss drug ‘Alli’.
Dylan Lynch
Science & Tech Editor
Alli is a weight loss drug produced by the British company GlaxoSmithKline, or GSK, which is mainly manufactured at the Beecham Chemical Plant in Cork, Ireland. The active ingredient, Orlistat, is supposedly effective at …
Science: In Brief
Conor O’Donovan
Deputy Science Editor
Trinity astrophysicists launch citizen science project, Sunspotter
A group of astrophysicists, led by College’s Dr Paul Higgins, have launched sunspotter.org – an online project developed in conjunction with the pioneering citizen science organisation, Zooniverse. Public …
Peer review – what is it and does it deserve our trust?
Dylan Lynch
Staff Writer
The process of peer review is one of the most widespread practices in the field of scientific publishing. Most articles or journals you have ever read would have gone through some form of peer review. Usually, …
Science News In Brief
Conor O’Donovan
Deputy Science Editor
Breakthrough in stem cell production
Japanese scientists have developed a novel and highly efficient method for generating induced pluripotent stem (iPS)-like cells from cells of various types, according to two joint papers recently published online …
Healthcare professionals acquire “x-ray vision”
Emma Julia Leacy
Contributor
Superman uses his x-ray vision to locate the trapped kitten in the burning building and the day is saved, hurray. Unfortunately for us, this isn’t possible just yet. What Superman can do though, is use his …