The mission of this website is educate the public on the essential knowledge of life science in bite sizes. A layman can easily obtain life science information on the internet, however most of websites are too technical and complicated to be appreciated by the masses. As Einstein said,
“Science should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.”
After interacting with numerous people from researchers to cab-drivers, I am perturbed that the knowledge gap between a researcher and a laymen is far too wide. Most people do not understand the word DNA or cancer. A researcher can explain at great length on how p53 is involved in the cancer pathway while a cab driver is asking me, ˜What is cancer? Will you die?” As Singapore develops into a world-recognized life science hub, and technologies such as stem cell treatment and genetic therapy becomes the norm in years to come, there is a NEED for the masses to understand how our body functions, not just at the cellular level but also at the molecular level. In this website, you’ll get to learn each important life science concept that has been dissected into readily digested bite-sized pieces, without ‘disfiguring’ their essence. Armed with knowledge, will the public appreciate how future treatments such as gene therapy would work on us. In short, this blog aims to achieve 3 important goals:
- Give you a basic understanding of how our body functions, at a cellular and molecular level.
- Enable you to understand and explain common life science terms, e.g. cancer. It defeats the purpose if you can’t explain these terms, and share the knowledge with your friends and family members
- To develop your interest in life science
Do feel free to post your comments on the posts so as to help me to fine tune the information for you.
