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I'm Lauren (or "Loz", hence the blog title) and I am a 19 year old student currently studying Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. I aspire to be involved in a career concerning science and media, so this blog is a way for me to gain experience communicating science in an informative but accessible way. While there are some posts concerning current news stories or articles I've written, it is mostly intended to be an educational blog, with a focus on genetics, as this is my key area of interest and I hope to do a masters in genetics after my undergraduate degree. My aim is to explain genetics to a target audience with perhaps little prior scientific knowledge and an interest in furthering their understanding in this field. The posts are not necessarily chronological and pictures used are mostly sourced from the internet (although are hand-drawn in some cases). If you are interested in reading articles I've written, search "article" and it should come up with them in numbered order! I hope this blog proves to be useful in some capacity; let me know if you have any questions and any feedback or advice is always very welcome!

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Interesting Cancer Discovery

For once I'm not actually posting one of my own articles! Read about this today and thought it was really interesting - a modified form of the herpes virus has been used to treat skin cancers. As I did my Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) on the use of cannabinoids (extracts from the cannabis plant) to treat cancer, I find novel methods of tackling tumours really fascinating. Worth a read if you have a minute, I've used the NHS' coverage of it as I feel it's laid out more clearly than some of the others!

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/05May/Pages/Modified-herpes-virus-could-combat-skin-cancer.aspx
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