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
February 4, 20204 min read6,793 views - Health & Physiology
Shuttle service for metastatic cancer cells
August 7, 20193 min read3,946 views - Earth & Space
Carbonating the bottom of the ocean...and dissolving the seafloor with it
July 22, 20194 min read7,105 views - Neurobiology
The happiness chemical that sits on top of our DNA
July 15, 20194 min read4,686 views - Health & Physiology
A cup of green tea can solve many problems!
July 3, 20193 min read9,622 views - Health & Physiology
Gene edited “superpigs” resist devastating disease
February 13, 20195 min read5,366 views - Earth & Space
Steady decline of coral reefs in the Anthropocene
January 28, 20194 min read7,363 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Creating the world’s fastest rotating object
January 21, 20194 min read8,250 views - Microbiology
Finding Dracula’s silver bullet: the fight against a bloodthirsty fungus
January 16, 20194 min read5,929 views - Health & Physiology
Keeping CRISPR under control: how bacteria fight viruses without harming themselves
January 14, 20194 min read4,598 views - Health & Physiology
A new way to go gray
November 23, 20184 min read5,978 views - Neurobiology
Innate immune memory – microglia as key players
November 19, 20184 min read5,020 views - Evolution & Behaviour
High performance silks deployed by web building wolf spiders
November 12, 20184 min read43,314 views - Microbiology
New and Improved! A supercharged antibiotic to fight superbugs
November 9, 20185 min read5,296 views - Microbiology
Modern stressors of gut microbes
November 5, 20183 min read5,702 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Are burrowing snakes digging their own evolutionary grave?
October 26, 20184 min read11,544 views - Neurobiology
Could our gut’s microbes be the guardians of our brain’s health?
October 10, 20184 min read4,943 views - Evolution & Behaviour
The snake with the skin of a rhino…that eats babies!
September 21, 20184 min read7,115 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Bloody-Minded Parasites and Sex
September 17, 20184 min read7,759 views - Neurobiology
Exploring the development of the neocortex
September 4, 20184 min read6,098 views - Plant Biology
Will gene therapy save the banana?
May 3, 20184 min read8,870 views - Health & Physiology
Finding Zika’s Achilles heel
February 13, 20184 min read7,378 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Following the traces of fermentation
January 16, 20184 min read6,493 views - Health & Physiology
A new promising therapy against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
January 9, 20184 min read6,293 views - Plant Biology
One root for every soil: a double-personality tale
September 12, 20173 min read6,748 views - Evolution & Behaviour
The mutation that allowed our brain to grow
August 24, 20174 min read7,520 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Human gut parasite has a sinister use for its stolen genes
May 18, 20173 min read8,824 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Symbiogenesis: how algae and bacteria shaped new genes together
May 3, 20174 min read8,518 views - Health & Physiology
Hacking the tryptophan metabolic process to reduce neurodegeneration
April 25, 20173 min read7,539 views - Neurobiology
Our internal fight against loneliness
March 9, 20174 min read7,926 views - Health & Physiology
What happens to our genes in the twilight of death?
February 28, 20174 min read11,641 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Amoebas trap bacteria using nets of DNA: the same mechanism as human immune cells
January 27, 20174 min read8,429 views - Health & Physiology
The surprising effects of a Paleo diet on diabetic patients
December 14, 20163 min read7,511 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
How to print a brain - the initial steps
November 8, 20164 min read5,689 views - Earth & Space
The silent battle of young corals against ocean acidification
October 19, 20164 min read6,757 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Living without mitochondria: the downfall of one textbook truth
October 3, 20164 min read12,205 views - Microbiology
Cold adaptation: gut bacteria can make the difference
September 7, 20163 min read6,039 views - Evolution & Behaviour
Lab-life: the afternoon siesta of the fruit fly
July 13, 20164 min read6,411 views - Earth & Space
Ocean acidification and its effects on coral reef growth
July 8, 20164 min read7,834 views - Earth & Space
The use of neonicotinoid pesticides affects wild bee populations
June 10, 20164 min read5,757 views - Microbiology
Collateral damage: antibiotics disrupt the balance in the gut
June 2, 20164 min read5,873 views - Maths, Physics & Chemistry
A new code for a new life
May 26, 20164 min read6,439 views - Health & Physiology
SERINC5: a blood cell guardian against HIV
May 13, 20164 min read5,937 views