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THE BIO MEDICAL SOCEITY OF BCAS CAMPUS Inside this issue: The editors letter 4 Birthdays Of Celebrity Scientists 6 The World Of Humans 10 What Happens Inside A Laboratory 20 Weird science 26 Paragon 29 Research at BCAS 32 AURORA Volume 1, Issue 1 May-2015 The Editor’s Letter. Dear First timers, What is Bio Medical Science? Does it sound familiar or have you ever heard of the term? It doesn’t ring bell in many of the generations out there, simply because it is the new face of rejuvenating Science+ Bio Medical Science is the study of “tissue and body fluids in order to diagnose the disease and monitor the treatment of patients+”(2015 IBMS)+ To give it out it in terms all of you readers can understand, Bio Medical Science is the study of humans and their functioning+ Sounds something out of a gothic horror novel, yes? But let me tell you, learning about us, humans, and every inch of us is the most important study we can do+ But then again I am probably being biased+ Now, this magazine you are about indulge into, highlights this+ However, to give a little emphasis from me on how important this field is, Bio Medical Science is the foundation of modern healthcare+ Ranging from cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery to food poisoning and infection control, the Bio Medical Scientists are the root of it all+ Now don’t deny it, the question of “Why do we need you, Bio Medical Scientists, when we have doctors, nurses to do all that testing??” is definitely running in your head+ But what you don’t realize is the without these Scientists, you won’t be able to get the reason behind your bronchitis, or common cold or stomach pain, or the cure for it+ Sure, the doctor is the one who prescribes the medicinal treatment to you, but the Bio Medical Scientists are the people who research and produce the treatment required, for you, for everybody out there+ Bio Medical Scientists carry out research in the medical and biological Sciences to help preserve health and combat and c