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1 week ago | 
sdmag.co.uk | Liam Shaw
A future at your fingertips The game-changing impact of virtual haptic simulators in endodontic education / indepth Sila Nur Usta Virtual reality has long been the stuff of science fiction, but in dental education it is no longer a distant dream. Imagine stepping into a digital world where every motion of your hand is precisely replicated, every instrument responds with lifelike resistance and mistakes can be corrected without consequences. This is where virtual haptic simulators step in,...
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2 weeks ago | 
lrb.co.uk | Liam Shaw
The pain of toothache arrives long after the damage has been done. The process begins when bacteria in the mouth turn sugars from our food into acid, which etches the tooth’s enamel, allowing the bacteria to penetrate further. Only when they hit the nerve bundles at the tooth’s pulpy core does the sufferer become aware – all too painfully aware – of their predicament. Dental pain comes in pulsing waves, seemingly synchronised with every beat of the heart.
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2 months ago | 
lrb.co.uk | Liam Shaw
Anyone who plays an instrument – or has shared a house with a musician – will be familiar with the maddening nature of repetitive practice. Many piano players have bought Charles-Louis Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises,but few complete it. One reason is that skills tend to plateau, after which it takes considerable fortitude to persist. The pain of practice can be physical as well as mental.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
microbiologyresearch.org | William Matlock |Liam Shaw |Nicole Stoesser |Antimicrobial resistance
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References Baquero F, Martínez JL, F Lanza V, Rodríguez-Beltrán J, Galán JC et al. Evolutionary pathways and trajectories in antibiotic resistance. Clin Microbiol Rev 2021; 34:e0005019 [View Article] [PubMed][Google Scholar] Sheppard AE, Stoesser N, Wilson DJ, Sebra R, Kasarskis A et al.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
allabouttherock.co.uk | John Deaux |Liam Shaw
Shrike, a three-piece metal band from Preston, the “wettest” city in England, is set to reshape the underground modern metal landscape with their debut album release in 2025. Titled ‘The Divine and the Serpentine,’ this long player not only showcases their unique sound—a rich blend of ambient, cinematic, and orchestral textures—but also delves into deep thematic content through a “semi” concept album exploring the complexities of abusive relationships.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
gbhbl.com | Liam Shaw |Carl Fisher
Shrike, a three-piece metal band from Preston, the “wettest” city in England, is set to reshape the underground modern metal landscape with their debut album release in 2025. Titled ‘The Divine and the Serpentine,’ this long player not only showcases their unique sound—a rich blend of ambient, cinematic, and orchestral textures—but also delves into deep thematic content through a “semi” concept album exploring the complexities of abusive relationships.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
microbiologyresearch.org | William Matlock |Liam Shaw |Samuel K Sheppard |Edward J Feil
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References Coluzzi C, Garcillán-Barcia MP, de la Cruz F, Rocha EPC. Evolution of plasmid mobility: origin and fate of conjugative and nonconjugative plasmids. Mol Biol Evol 2022; 39:msac115 [View Article] [PubMed][Google Scholar] Castañeda-Barba S, Top EM, Stalder T.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
peoplesworld.org | Rox Middleton |Liam Shaw |Miriam Gauntlett
After 25 years without polio, the siege of Gaza has directly resulted in a confirmed case of childhood paralysis, in what could be the start of a polio outbreak. The British biologist Peter Medawar described a virus as “a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein.” The virus that causes polio provides a perfect example. When a cell infected with poliovirus dies, it bursts open and can release up to 10,000 individual virus particles.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
lrb.co.uk | Liam Shaw |Thomas Jones
Your browser does not support the audio element. The great auk was a flightless, populous and reportedly delicious bird, once found widely across the rocky outcrops of the North Atlantic. By the 1860s it was extinct, its decline sharpened by specimen collectors and at least one volcanic eruption. Human-driven extinction was ‘almost unthinkable’ until the auk’s disappearance, Liam Shaw writes. He joins Tom to discuss when, where and why the great auk died out.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
lrb.co.uk | Gisli Palsson |Anna Yates |Liam Shaw
‘Great Auk’ by John James Audubon (1836). The great auk, or garefowl, was a flightless North Atlantic seabird and it tasted delicious, perhaps a little like duck with a hint of seaweed. It’s hard to be sure because by the 1860s the great auk was extinct. It had once been abundant: in the 16th century, a breeding ground off Newfoundland – known as Funk Island for the overpowering stench of guano – offered a welcome source of sustenance for European sailors crossing the Atlantic.
