Echinacea Plants: From Folklore to Medicine
I’ve always been enthralled by plants and their medicinal properties, but nothing quite gripped me like the capabilities of echinacea species, commonly known as purple coneflowers.
Peptides: tiny molecules making a big difference in medicine
When we learn biology at school, we are taught about the ”big three” biological molecules - carbohydrates, proteins and fats. But when I started looking closer at proteins, especially peptides, I realised something surprising. Some of the smallest molecules in this group are actually doing some of the biggest jobs in medicine.
Prions: The Protein Pandemonium
Prions aren’t alive, yet they spread and destroy the brain using nothing but their shape. These strange proteins defy the rules of biology, and their mysteries are reshaping how scientists think about disease.