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I would like to say that I LOVE MEAT. I really like the taste, I love burgers and everything meat related. And basically, I did not really care much about meat, how much I eat it or if I should even eat

The last time I posted here was 5 months ago. Since then nothing. What happened. Well, several reasons. First of all – value of steem dollar and steem dropped quite dramatically. And to be honest my intension

Hi fellow steemians! Well, you probably noticed that great personal passion of mine is a technique called optogenetics. I had already written 10 articles on this topic and thus would like to put all the

Hi guys! You surely heard about this dilemma - which came first? Chicken or the egg? The phrase is mainly used as a metaphor to describe a situation where is unclear which of the two events involved represents

Ice cream - such a great treat on hot summer day. In Europe you can find many ice cream vendors on the streets selling huge variety of this frosty delight - coming in different colours and flavours. In

Back to the important questions! You probably all heard about unicorns – legendary creatures that looked like beautiful white horses with single horn protruding from their foreheads. This horn had supposedly

When I started learning English there wasn’t put much emphasis on differentiating between purple and violet. Even in my native tongue (Slovak) there is almost no difference between these two colours and

Recently I wrote an article about Antibiotics where I also mentioned problems associated with misuse of antibiotics and rise of so called super bugs. In the comments section of this article @pmduy shared

Source How is it possible for a living organism to produce light? You probably seen fireflies once in your life or at least heard about them. These tiny fellas roam the night and illuminate their surroundings

Hi fellow Steemians! As we celebrate love and romance today I would like to demonstrate how to make someone’s heart beat faster (using optogenetics). What am I talking about?! Read on and find out! Source

Plants are a total must. Maybe you do not realize this throughout your daily errands, but they not only produce oxygen we breathe, but also consume CO2, provide us with clothes, food and food for our food

Hi guys! Today I want to talk about antibiotics – quite popular topic nowadays don’t you think? Well, I want to at first define the term antibiotics, then give you a bit of historical background and continue

Source It happened numerous time throughout history when great scientific invention was turned to tool of evil. Almost every amazing technology is a double-edged sword that can either help or destroy.

Hi guys! I am back with another article about optogenetics. Today I will cover a bit non-standard application of this technique – a way to destroy cancer cells with light! Source Optogenetics 101 I have

Ever wanted to build a lightsaber?? Well, now is your chance! Allright, this is a tad different than my usual content. But let me explain myself. Friend of mine is leaving the city for some time and she

Hi guys, today I want to share a research I came across recently. It is about ants and their manipulation of aphid reproduction. It is quite short, so will not take long time to read! ;) Intrigued? Read

Hi fellow Steemians, today I want to introduce you to blue biotechnology – a branch of biotechnological research focusing on the application of marine organism in production of various interesting compounds

Source Hi guys! I am back with another silly and hypothetical article. It is a common knowledge (or at least I think) that werewolves are vulnerable to silver. But, why? In this article I will introduce

Hi guys! I am back with another post related to microbiology - today I will be writing about the use of microorganisms in industry, with focus on fermentation. This article will cover fermentation, bioreactors

Source Ever wondered what is actually fear? Are fear and anxiety the same thing? And could be fear used for something good? What is fear conditioning? And finally, where is the fear centre in our brains?