Category: Med & Vet
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Antimicrobial Resistance – What is it?
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites do not respond to antimicrobial medicines. As a result, infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of spread of disease, severe illness, and death. What causes it As with any group of organisms, pathogens (bad micro-organisms) can adapt to be better suited to their environments. Sometimes, when micro-organisms reproduce, the offspring have…
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The Ethics of Medicine
For our research, we decided to look into the Ethics of Medicine, as we believe it is a very relevant part of today’s society, especially as improvements in technology have allowed for huge advancements within medicine, making it important to keep ethics in mind, as new technology often brings forward more complex ethical dilemmas For the basis of our project, we used the four…
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Animal Architects
Animal architecture represents a diverse and sophisticated set of behaviours through which organisms shape their environments to meet essential biological needs. Although the term “architecture” is often associated with human construction, many animal species construct structures that rival against human engineering in complexity, efficiency, and ecological impact. These constructions—whether grown, woven, excavated, or collectively engineered—demonstrate how evolution produces functional design without conscious planning. Across the…