All tagged Human Health

World TB Day: Investing in synthetic biology to end TB

World TB Day: Investing in synthetic biology to end TB

Linda Kahl
iGEM Blog

World TB Day is March 24, which marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the bacterium that causes TB – Mycobacterium tuberculosis – opening the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. Despite being preventable and treatable, TB is still one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19 in 2020. This year the theme of World TB Day is “Invest to End TB. Save Lives”, reflecting the urgency to invest resources to end the global TB epidemic by 2030.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Linda Kahl
iGEM Blog

Breast Cancer Awareness month is honored every October in countries around the world to increase awareness, early detection, treatment, and palliative care. Last year, 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer and 685,000 women died from this disease.