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Archive for the ‘Biology & Biochemistry’ Category

You are Dyslexic in one language. What about in others?

By Antonio Marques • Apr 9th, 2008

Different languages with different representations of the alphabet require a different approach from the brain to interpret sounds and meanings. But what does all this means to a dyslexic person?



The 5 minutes Evolution

By Antonio Marques • Jan 28th, 2008

Transforming 530 million years into 5 minutes.



New advances in Tuberculosis (TB) Research

By Antonio Marques • Jan 23rd, 2008

A team from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, managed to shed some light into the function of an enzyme though to be an important target for therapeutics against the TB bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).



Aliens? Not really…

By Antonio Marques • Jan 2nd, 2008

Can the beauty of our planet still be questioned? Evolution at its best…



3D Animation of HIV Infection

By Antonio Marques • Dec 2nd, 2007

Just in case you are interested in knowing more about the mechanisms of HIV infection, how it targets and enters cells and how it replicates, here is a very interesting video that, although in a simple way, explains it all.