Health and Disease

The way our bodies work and what makes us sick.

How Does Your Brain Build Itself?

How Does Your Brain Build Itself?

By Jessica Zhang The human brain is one of the…

Tumor

Tumor

(noun. /TOO-mer/)  by Jihae Lee What does it mean?  A…

Gene Therapy: Where is the line between enhancement and medicine?

Gene Therapy: Where is the line between enhancement and medicine?

By Julia Riley Gene therapy has been an increasingly popular…

Autophagy: Cells eat themselves?!

Autophagy: Cells eat themselves?!

by Claire Greene Whitfield What is autophagy? It may surprise…

Playing hide and seek with COVID-19

Playing hide and seek with COVID-19

By Caroline Aufgebauer Viruses have one mission: replicate, replicate, replicate!…

“Flying syringes”: mosquitoes, metagenomics, and more

“Flying syringes”: mosquitoes, metagenomics, and more

By Ana Cunningham Mosquito-borne diseases are among the leading causes…