Advay Gupta

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a computer could break the rules of reality? If tiny particles could store millions of pieces of data? If computers could think in ways completely different to our laptops and phones? Welcome to the world of quantum computing.  Regular computers are incredibly powerful, but they have their limits. Some problems, such as simulating molecules for new medicines or modelling complex chemical reactions, are too complex. So, quantum computers use the...

All life on Earth is made from molecules that are known to be “chiral”. This means that they can exist in 2 versions, like your left and right hands. They look the same, but can’t be perfectly laid on top of each other. For example, all of the proteins in our bodies are made of left-handed amino acids (L amino acids). But there are also right-handed ones (D-amino acids), which life on Earth doesn’t use.  Mirror life is a hypothetical form of biology built entirely from these mirror molecules....

Cancer has always been one of medicine’s toughest battles. Treatments like chemotherapy and radiation have saved countless lives, but they often come with brutal side effects and don’t always prevent the cancer from returning. Now, researchers believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough—a new cancer vaccine.   This isn’t a conventional vaccine. It doesn’t stop you from getting cancer, but is instead ‘ therapeutic ’—designed for people who already have it. Traditionally, cancer treatments...