How do competitive and non-competitive inhibitors affect enzyme activity ?
By Wu Zhang, Year 12 Enzymes are vital biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions, lowering activation energies and catalysing…
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The Search for “Hidden Sperm”
By Marc Tamer, Year 12 New AI-powered technology is locating sperm cells… in infertile men that had none! Infertility affects…
Advances in Neurosurgery: Shifting from Technique to Patient Outcomes
By Marc Tamer, Year 12 A summary of the following literature review: Neurosurgery Advancements: From Technical Innovation to Patient-Centred Outcomes—A…
Toxic or Essential? The Chemistry and Controversy of Pesticides
By Wu Zhang, Year 12 As the global population grows, agriculture faces a challenge to produce more food with limited…
Chemistry of Poisons
By Abigail Shields, Year 12 Molecules have a great impact on biological systems, with some able to halt life at…
Reinventing Catalysis: The Nobel-Winning Chemistry of Asymmetric Organocatalysis
By Wu Zhang, Year 12 Our modern chemistry focuses towards the ability to build complex molecules with precision, allowing high…
The Science of Chewing Gum
By Wu Zhang, Year 12 Gum is regarded as a fascinating and satisfying material that combines properties of both solids…
The Hidden Chemistry Behind the Fizz
By Wu Zhang, Year 12 That sharp hiss when you open a Coke bottle isn’t just sound, it’s chemistry in…
How AI Is Affecting Our Brains?
By Abigail Shields, Year 12 Amid the AI epidemic, it’s only natural to wonder exactly what ChatGPT is doing to…