Science and Technology Meeting
Events
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The Man Who Caught a Million Criminals: The Invention of DNA Fingerprinting
This month, we welcome guest speaker Dr Ian Goodall, to talk to us about the invention of DNA fingerprinting, and the British scientist who pioneered the technique, back in the[...]
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Over the next decade, AI is set to transform healthcare by introducing machines with human-like intelligence that operate with greater speed and cost-efficiency than traditional methods. This technological shift spans[...]
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Rosalind Franklin: The Triumph and the Tragedy
In 1953, the scientific world was abuzz with the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson & Francis Crick, but back then, few were aware that it was[...]
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‘Forever’ Chemicals
‘Forever' Chemicals, otherwise known as PFAs, are a large group of synthetic organic compounds that have been around – literally - since the 1930s, when they were discovered, quite by[...]
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Before Penicillin: Treating Infections in the ‘Olden Days’
Few would argue that the discovery of penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution that followed, was one of the most far-reaching breakthroughs of twentieth-century medical science. But infection treatment itself has[...]
