Since the birth of the ICH (International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements in Pharmaceuticals for Human Use) in 1990, the organization has been the main body regulating guidelines for medicines produced on a global scale to guarantee the quality, effectiveness and over all safety of drug development in the […]
Good Laboratory Practices
The knowledge gained over a long period of time in the establishment of a system of Good laboratory practices in pharmaceuticals industry is highlighted with respect to some specification like design, location, equipment, chemicals and mixing chemicals, reports and auditing. The laboratory should be located, designed, customised to meet the […]
Gene Assembly: DNA Sequencing of Gene-Sized Fragments Using Primer Walking
Next Generation (Next-Gen) sequencing is a new form of technology capable of determining the sequence of DNA the size of a bacterial genome. Despite this capacity to sequence millions of bases, Next-Gen technology is not always efficient or cost effective. Sequencing smaller fragments of DNA is an example of this. […]
Rely on Education Portals to Study Abroad
There are many education portals whose main aim is to assist enthusiastic students who want to study abroad. Yes, there are plenty of opportunities in many prestigious universities. But you need to pass some International Exams to get a seat in reputed Colleges/Universities. Please note, some courses may need you […]
Why We Can’t Divide By Zero
Sometimes in math class, we were told rules, like “we cannot divide by 0”, but did not go through the understanding for why these rules are true. Usually these rules are not arbitrary – they are completely natural, just as natural as the law of gravitation, or the way light […]
An Understanding of Trigonometry Ratios Helps One Ace the Subject
Right from the early age, applications of Trigonometry were used in Astronomy and Geography. It has its vast use in navigation, land survey, measurement of height and distance. Learning Trigonometry is useful in real life situations as well. Trigonometry is used in other branches of Math like Calculus, Linear Algebra […]
The Mathematics of the Rabbit Hole
You may have heard that Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was also a mathematician and student of logic. What you may not know is that the Mad Hatter, one of the memorable characters in Alice, possibly went psycho from diving too deep into the world of mathematics. […]
The Most Important Personal Attributes You Need to Function As a Teaching Assistant
An investigation of the literature reveals seven personal attributes that teaching assistants (TA) need to function in their day-to-day tasks. These are: 1. Ability to positively relate or interact with students and teachers 2. Disposed to teamwork participation – a team player 3. Disposed to sharing knowledge/teaching 4. Willingness to […]
The Human Species and The Genetics of Echolocation Speculated
Not long ago, I had an interesting conversation with a gentleman who explained he’d observed his own personal abilities to use the background and ambient noise to help him navigate in a dark hallway in pitch black conditions. After he did this a few times he realized that if he […]
A Reflective Approach to Teaching Practicum Debriefing (RATPD)
The reflective approach to teaching practicum debriefing (RATPD) is a strategy that aids University teacher educators and school-based mentors in the task of developing student teachers’ ability to reflect. It is a practical user-friendly tool grounded in Schön’s (1987) reflection-on-action and the idea of Zeichner and Liston (1996) which states […]