Naked Mole Rats: How can anyone call them UGLY??

Naked mole rats are tiny, wrinkly, naked burrowing mammals that live in Eastern Africa. They are incredible. Here is an introduction to the naked mole rat, but be aware: this short piece barely scratches the surface of the amazingness of these extraordinary mammals. Eusociality The term eusociality is normally associated with insects. Bees are eusocial,Continue reading “Naked Mole Rats: How can anyone call them UGLY??”

Spotlight: Parasites as treatment for allergy?

I am a biology graduate of the University of Manchester. I find biology, and science in general, fascinating, and spend a lot of my time reading about new research and findings. This week I read Critical roles of regulatory B and T cells in helminth parasite-induced protected against airway inflammation by Gao et al, published in ClinicalContinue reading “Spotlight: Parasites as treatment for allergy?”

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