Understanding molecular biology? There's an app for that!

Press/Media: Teaching

Description

The same technology used in Pokémon Go and Snapchat filters is now being used by a University of Aberdeen lecturer to explain fundamental biological processes.

Dr John Barrow, a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology has been awarded a prestigious £10,000 grant to develop an augmented and virtual reality app to help students understand how the body works on a microscopic level.

The app will allow students to use their phones and tablets to interact with 3D visualisations that explain complex biological functions.

Period17 May 2019 → 22 May 2019

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleUnderstanding molecular biology? There's an app for that!
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletBBC
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/05/19
    DescriptionBrief radio interview on BBC Regional Radio.
    PersonsJohn Barrow
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  • TitleUnderstanding molecular biology? There's an app for that!
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/05/19
    DescriptionUniversity of Aberdeen press release via website.
    URLhttps://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/13016/
    PersonsJohn Barrow
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Keywords

  • Augmented Reality
  • Education