Health and Disease

The way our bodies work and what makes us sick.

Age According to Biology: All About Epigenetic Aging Clocks

Age According to Biology: All About Epigenetic Aging Clocks

by Hazel Milla You probably know your age based on…

Poliovirus

Poliovirus

by Margaret Dedloff In the late 1940s and 1950s there…

Lighting Up Biology: All About Fluorescent Probes

Lighting Up Biology: All About Fluorescent Probes

by Sarah Angle Timely and accurate disease detection often determines…

Genetically-engineered embryos: germline editing and the ethical considerations behind this hot topic

Genetically-engineered embryos: germline editing and the ethical considerations behind this hot topic

by Julia Riley The introduction of gene therapies have revolutionized…

I Scream, You Scream, My Brain Freezes for Ice Cream

I Scream, You Scream, My Brain Freezes for Ice Cream

by Sarah Angle Figure 1. A child eating a cold…

Hungry Hungry HIPPO 

Hungry Hungry HIPPO 

by Hannah Thrash Your body’s growth is fueled by the…