Tag Archives: medicine

2nd April 2013 – Cloning

Posted on April 2, 2013 by DaveT

Sarah Chan, deputy director of The University of Manchester Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation (which recently joined Manchester University’s Faculty of Life Sciences) will join us to lead our discussion. Projects that offer excellent collaboration between the University and … Continue reading →

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5th September 2011 – Personalised Medicine

Posted on September 5, 2011 by DaveT

The impact of medicines is different on different patients or patient conditions. It is very important to get the right medicine to the patient to produce the best outcome. Some patients’ conditions may be more critical than others and may … Continue reading →

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10th August 2009 – A Bacterial Conundrum

Posted on August 10, 2009 by DaveT

A Bacterial Conundrum: where to go and how to get there? Professor Judith Armitage of Oxford University took us into the land of the bacterium. These little creatures are less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size – so … Continue reading →

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6th July 2009 – From a Single Cell to a Complete Animal

Posted on July 6, 2009 by DaveT

Dr David Tannahill of Cranfield University will talk to us about how genes work in the development of an embryo. How they get switched on and off in different ways in different cells. Each cell contains all of the information … Continue reading →

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3rd March 2008 – How Does the Brain Keep Us Awake During the Day…

Posted on March 3, 2008 by DaveT

… and how does it keep us thin? Dr Denis Burdakov from Cambridge University will help us understand how the brain keeps us awake and conscious during the day. It was until recently mysterious why in the sleep disorder narcolepsy … Continue reading →

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6th June 2005 – Cloning

Posted on June 6, 2005 by DaveT

A discussion on cloning – will there ever be another you? Dr Brian Lieberman from Manchester University St Mary’s hospital led us into a discussion on cloning and explained the principles and difficulties with reference to studies of twins brought … Continue reading →

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