Anatomy in general is quite interesting, and a fish dissection is an activity that allows one to explore and learn. It also helps one develop a better understanding of the human anatomy as a whole. While fish anatomy isn’t human anatomy, it’s not extremely difficult to find areas of similarity between the two. For instance, …
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Book review – Brain Surgeon
Neurosurgery is a specialty that has always intrigued me- the human brain is a complex, unique and fascinating organ, and those who treat it require years and years of training, along with the ability to withstand significant mental and physical stress. Few books cover a neurosurgeon’s life as well as ‘Brain Surgeon’ written by Dr. …
The medical hall of fame – Joseph Lister
Allow me to take you on a journey to a typical surgical theatre of the 1850s. While making your way to the theatre, you see the windows of the hospital being opened and hear the words ’Miasma.’ As you enter the theatre, you hear the cries of a writhing man on a dirty operating table. …
Coronavirus tunes?
By this time, I’m sure most of us have already seen the coronavirus structure. It’s sort of like a ball, but far less fun to play with. While we’ve seen the virus in pictures, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used this structure to produce music! The music that you hear represents the various …
Dissection of a flower
Have you ever wondered how the different parts of a flower look like? We’re quite accustomed to seeing the beauty of a flower with all its petals, but a flower is an amazing object even on the microscopic level. Now, you might want to explore a flower in more detail yourself, specially if you’re #stayinghome …
Physics in Human Body
Physics and biology are two subjects that I enjoy learning- one tasks your mind and makes it solve complex problems while the other teaches you about life and how it functions. Naturally, learning a topic that involves a great deal of both the subjects is immensely interesting, and I had the privilege to do exactly …
Action in the Biology lab
It’s back to school and we’ve started with some rather interesting experiments in the bio lab This term’s syllabus includes plant tissues, and as a part of the chapter we are creating sections of monocot and dicot stems for examination under the microscope. This is a monocot stem cross section that I made in the …
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