New Year Special: A dish that will supposedly make you healthier
New Year Special: A dish that will supposedly make you healthier The Ivory Embassy wishes all of you a happy new year! The doors to the Embassy are finally reopened, after a well needed Christmas break and we know exactly what you need right now. You need to get healthy.You need a healthy diet. A…
In wine we trust – how feeding cells with wine became a cancer cure
In wine we trust – how feeding cells with wine became a cancer cure Red wine cures cancer! That caught your attention, didn’t it? It’s just an example of titles or statements that can quickly spread in social media and cause confusion, in addition to a smile of course. An incomplete truth gets massive attention…
Genome editing: How we cut and manipulate genes in our DNA
Genome editing: How we cut and manipulate genes in our DNA There is a good chance that you have heard of the advances in genome engineering and genome editing. Scientists can now alter the sequence of mammalian genes (and of other organisms) through a relatively new technology called CRISPR. This highly efficient tool has truly…
Is ignorance bliss?
Is ignorance bliss? Our responsibility to inform – we are part of the ivory tower Do a quick scroll in the news-feed of your preferred social media sites. Stop scrolling once you find a post covering ideas or even proclaimed facts about cancer research or treatments. If your feed resembles ours you could get the…