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How QbD Can Drive Innovation And Quality In Pharmaceuticals

Quality by Design (QbD) is  a decade-long approach that was first introduced by quality expert...

The Nobel Prize And The Role Of AI In Scientific Advancement

The 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, who many have...

How Social Media Affects Young People

Last year, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a health advisory on the use of...

Humans Age In Two Bursts, At 44 And 60

Aging is not a smooth and gradual process....

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Retired geologist and earth scientist, specialising in ore deposits and isotope geochemistry. Before retirement, I led the Australian government's pre-competitive geoscience programs for minerals... Read More »

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Since E.E. “Doc” Smith’s 1934 novel, Triplanetary, people have dreamed about performing the first space dive. As we make our first steps toward commercialising space travel, many people have started to wonder if we are any closer to achieving the first space dive. 

Time crystals are quantum systems whose lowest energy-state is where its particles are in constant motion.

The birth and ultimate fate of the 13.7 billion year old universe is a subject that has intrigued scientists since the dawn of civilization.

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Since the Nobel prize for chemistry was awarded to biochemist Jennifer Doudna and microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier in 2020, for developing the gene-editing technique known as Crispr-Cas9, Crispr has enjoyed a lot of attention and interest from scientists. The technique has been touted as a possible source of new treatments for diseases caused by genetic mutations, such as muscular dystrophy, and congenital blindness.