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Bacterial MAF Proteins as an Anti-Cancer Therapy
Chamindri Witharana (BSc(Hons) (Col), Mphil (Wales), PhD(Giessen) Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among the worldwide human population. Even though there are various treatment options available for cancer, almost all of them are associated with different adverse …
Senior Professor Chandrika Wijeyaratne – A Guiding Light for the Next Generation of Researchers
The time is ripe for a transition to occur from passive consumption of existing factual knowledge to the creation of new knowledge through research Research has played an integral role in the development of humanity. It is one of the few things that is fundamentally essential for the growth and maturation of any of the …
LINKING THE RESEARCHER WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Sameera A Gunawardena, Dineshani Hettiarachchi “In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs.” – Sir Francis Darwin A fundamental quality in scientists and researchers is the desire to discover new things; bridge the gap between the known and unknown. To the …
Students in the University of Colombo have high stress levels possibly because they are not sleeping enough!
Thakshila YS1, Suraweera C2 1Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. University education represents a specific chapter of an individual which is not only limited to studying and passing exams. It consists of learning activities extending through a …
Do we know enough about plastics? A study among housewives in Panadura reveals several deficiencies in plastic waste management
S.K.H. Silva1, C.M.C Shashikala1, R. Shanmugalingam1, C. Arambepola2 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo 2Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo Plastics and evolution of plastic consumption Plastics are usually made up of synthetic compounds and therefore it is called non- biodegradable plastics. These are divided into two types namely, thermoplastics and …