Genetic Engineering, Science Fiction and Environmental Toxicology in a Manga: ‘Coppelion’
by Michelle Muscat
Gene Editing … Quo Vadis?
Ian Ellul – As discussed in the last editorial, modern gene editing is quite precise but it is not perfect.
Is Lymphoma Curable?
Short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
Nip and Tuck … Embrace the Future
I wish to start 2018 by discussing gene editing which, following last year’s remarkable advances, is rumoured to continue to make a star appearance on stage. Gene editing basically rewrites DNA, disabling target genes, correcting harmful mutations and changing the activity of specific genes.
A doctor, his patients and miniature trees
Marika Azzopardi meets Dr Alfred Grech for an insight on the daily work of a GP and the life of miniature trees.
The modern armchair, the architects of Viennese Secession
By Francesco Carelli, University of Milan – Milano speaks the language of bentwood that gave rise to modern furniture. 25 armchairs and other vintage objects in steam-bent beech, pay tribute to Otto Wagner, 100 years from his disappearance, coming from the best European collections and from…
Red Star over Russia
Francesco Carelli, University of Milan – Works by leading Soviet painters travel to UK for the first time showing life, art, propaganda and also the bad side.
Picasso, engraving and lithograph masterpieces Pablo Picasso’s wives, muses and mistresses had an enormous impact on his art
By Prof. Francesco Carelli, University Milan, Rome – During his entire artistic career Pablo Picasso, a master and experimenter, shows a strong interest for graphics, from engravings to etchings, from aquatints to lithographs, creating exemplary works both technically and iconographically in order to express a great variety…
Does this sarcoma Need drastic Surgery?
S hort accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti.
A Doctor’s Life in the Army
F or this issue, Marika Azzopardi meets up with Colonel Chevalier Dr Raymond Benċini to talk about his long and rewarding career in the British Army. The first time she met him was in 2002 when she reviewed his book “Hitler’s Deputy was One of…
Meeting the editor
A n interview with Dr Ian Ellul – editor of The Synapse Medical Journal as well as researcher in paediatric medicine. – Marika Azzopardi