When I first came to university, there were a lot of things I wanted to do and, for the most part, I’d achieved them when I came into my third year. However, I’d never studied abroad. I study Economics and,
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A second layperson’s introduction to the research done by the Mahal laboratory. Before I go into details, let me just explain something known as The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology in simple terms. For the sake of argument, consider yourself,
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My name is Marcus Lam, first year medical student from University of Southampton. This summer, I am conducting an 8 week research project on a Real-Time Computer-Aided Diagnosis System for Colorectal Cancer during Colonoscopy at Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University
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Before I introduce myself, let me first explain this blog title. A ‘latte-drinking wool scarf’ is the name Icelanders give to those fellow Icelanders who live in the centre of Reykjavik (which is 60% of the population). During my week in Reykjavik on
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Two words – Absolute Hell. And yet, totally worth it. My climb started at 11am on Monday morning from the 5th station of the Yoshida Trail. We started off slow and just got slower. On average we walked for 5-10
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Baseball is as American as stars and stripes and an unhealthy dislike for the monarchy. There is hardly a person on the continent, at least in its north eastern parts, who do not support, watch or have played this quintessentially
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