Michael Greenwood

Feature Writer

B.Sc. Chemistry, M.Sc. Drug Design and Discovery

Michael graduated from the University of Salford with a PhD in Biochemistry in 2023, and has keen research interests towards nanotechnology and its application to biological systems. Michael has written on a wide range of science communication and news topics within the life sciences and related fields since 2019, and engages extensively with current developments in journal publications.

Articles from Michael

Determining Food Structures Using Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy is used in the food industry to analyze food structure and ensure consistency of quality and detect contaminants and pathogens.

22 Dec 2020

An Overview of Fluorescent Protein Tags

A fluorescent tag, commonly referred to as a label or probe, is a fluorophore that may be used to determine the distribution and quantity of a target biomolecule.

21 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes

A recent study examined the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy, finding that no severe adverse outcomes are expected to either party.

19 Nov 2020

How the influenza virus takes control of a city, and implications for SARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 has spread around the world, passed across the borders of nations by travelers and cargo.

19 Nov 2020

Why do Vaccines need to be Refrigerated?

Vaccines must be stored in specific conditions to avoid degradation, usually defined specifically by the manufacturer.

11 Nov 2020

How are Vaccines Stored?

Vaccines must be stored correctly from the moment they are manufactured until they are ultimately administered, and this is a shared responsibility.

11 Nov 2020

What is Viral Transduction?

Transduction is a biological phenomenon by which genetic material (DNA) is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.

16 Jul 2020

Protein Crystallography Common Problems, Tips, and Advice

Crystals used in protein crystallography are highly delicate and require multiple steps to ensure that the sample is pure and stable for analysis.

23 May 2019

Importance of Colocalization Studies

When the generation of photons by two or more different fluorescent markers overlaps during fluorescence microscopy, colocalization is said to have occurred.

22 May 2019

Protein Crystallization Screening

High throughput crystallization techniques are frequently employed to generate the large numbers of high purity protein crystals needed for protein crystallography.

2 May 2019