About
Carlos has been in love with Nature ever since he can remember. He spent many days camping, snorkeling and otherwise exploring the tropical forests and seas of his native Puerto Rico. Adding passion to his love affair, he is now studying molecular phylogenetics, trying to uncover the intricate evolutionary processes that have shaped our DNA sequences. Knowing that communication is essential for any good romance, Carlos believes that the best way to communicate his love for Nature is by making the amazing world of research accessible to all.
Edited Breaks
- Neurobiology
On where altruistic behaviour can be found in our brain
04/02/20204 min read6,852 views - Health & Physiology
Shuttle service for metastatic cancer cells
07/08/20193 min read3,980 views - Earth & Space
Carbonating the bottom of the ocean...and dissolving the seafloor with it
22/07/20194 min read7,225 views - Neurobiology
The happiness chemical that sits on top of our DNA
15/07/20194 min read4,788 views - Health & Physiology
A cup of green tea can solve many problems!
03/07/20193 min read9,743 views - Health & Physiology
Gene edited “superpigs” resist devastating disease
13/02/20195 min read5,410 views - Earth & Space
Steady decline of coral reefs in the Anthropocene
28/01/20194 min read7,440 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Creating the world’s fastest rotating object
21/01/20194 min read8,480 views - Microbiology
Finding Dracula’s silver bullet: the fight against a bloodthirsty fungus
16/01/20194 min read6,030 views - Health & Physiology
Keeping CRISPR under control: how bacteria fight viruses without harming themselves
14/01/20194 min read4,642 views - Health & Physiology
A new way to go gray
23/11/20184 min read6,003 views - Neurobiology
Innate immune memory – microglia as key players
19/11/20184 min read5,052 views - Evolution & Behaviour
High performance silks deployed by web building wolf spiders
12/11/20184 min read43,569 views - Microbiology
New and Improved! A supercharged antibiotic to fight superbugs
09/11/20185 min read5,323 views - Microbiology
Modern stressors of gut microbes
05/11/20183 min read5,725 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Are burrowing snakes digging their own evolutionary grave?
26/10/20184 min read11,680 views - Neurobiology
Could our gut’s microbes be the guardians of our brain’s health?
10/10/20184 min read4,980 views - Evolution & Behaviour
The snake with the skin of a rhino…that eats babies!
21/09/20184 min read7,243 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Bloody-Minded Parasites and Sex
17/09/20184 min read7,870 views - Neurobiology
Exploring the development of the neocortex
04/09/20184 min read6,166 views - Plant Biology
Will gene therapy save the banana?
03/05/20184 min read8,941 views - Health & Physiology
Finding Zika’s Achilles heel
13/02/20184 min read7,441 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Following the traces of fermentation
16/01/20184 min read6,522 views - Health & Physiology
A new promising therapy against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
09/01/20184 min read6,320 views - Plant Biology
One root for every soil: a double-personality tale
12/09/20173 min read6,781 views - Evolution & Behaviour
The mutation that allowed our brain to grow
24/08/20174 min read7,610 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Human gut parasite has a sinister use for its stolen genes
18/05/20173 min read8,885 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Symbiogenesis: how algae and bacteria shaped new genes together
03/05/20174 min read8,587 views - Health & Physiology
Hacking the tryptophan metabolic process to reduce neurodegeneration
25/04/20173 min read7,610 views - Neurobiology
Our internal fight against loneliness
09/03/20174 min read7,950 views - Health & Physiology
What happens to our genes in the twilight of death?
28/02/20174 min read11,745 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Amoebas trap bacteria using nets of DNA: the same mechanism as human immune cells
27/01/20174 min read8,489 views - Health & Physiology
The surprising effects of a Paleo diet on diabetic patients
14/12/20163 min read7,583 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
How to print a brain - the initial steps
08/11/20164 min read5,744 views - Earth & Space
The silent battle of young corals against ocean acidification
19/10/20164 min read6,850 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Living without mitochondria: the downfall of one textbook truth
03/10/20164 min read12,437 views - Microbiology
Cold adaptation: gut bacteria can make the difference
07/09/20163 min read6,088 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Lab-life: the afternoon siesta of the fruit fly
13/07/20164 min read6,445 views - Earth & Space
Ocean acidification and its effects on coral reef growth
08/07/20164 min read7,964 views - Earth & Space
The use of neonicotinoid pesticides affects wild bee populations
10/06/20164 min read5,796 views - Microbiology
Collateral damage: antibiotics disrupt the balance in the gut
02/06/20164 min read5,925 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
A new code for a new life
26/05/20164 min read6,468 views - Health & Physiology
SERINC5: a blood cell guardian against HIV
13/05/20164 min read5,971 views