by Taylor Tibbs Calico cats have a secret hidden under all those cute black, white, and orange spots. While the […]
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Cytokine
(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]
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Digest and Ligation of DNA
by Rami Major Technique Name: Restriction Digest and Ligation Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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It’s All Gouda: The Science of Making Cheese
by Margaret Dedloff We eat cheese as a snack, we put it on our pasta and our pizza, we even […]
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Do Naked Mole Rats Hold the Secret to Cancer Treatment?
by Colleen Steward Imagine that you are on a trip exploring the Atlanta Zoo. You round the corner from the […]
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Metaphase Spreads
by Deepika Jayaprakash Technique Name: Metaphase spreads Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 This technique is invaluable for clinical diagnosis and […]
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Kinase
(noun. /KAI-nayz/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? A kinase is an enzyme that promotes the transfer of a […]
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Why do we fidget?
by Nila Pazhayam Do you often find yourself listening to the same song over and over again, doodling while on […]
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DNA Replication: A Fundamental Yet Highly Complex Process
by Dalia Fleifel Cell division: Why and how? The human body is estimated to be made up of ~37 trillion […]
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Isolation Streaking
by Nicole Gadda Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 1/5 Isolation streaking gets a 1 out of 5 on the difficulty […]
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The Left Brain + The Right Brain
by Jillian Battista Versión en Español Are you more creative and artistic? Or more logical and mathematical? These questions have […]
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Why are Blueberries Blue?
by Taylor Tibbs Versión en Español I can think back to the hot summers of my childhood bickering with my […]
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Up, up, and away!
by Amy Aponte It is finally here: your long-awaited vacation to spend a relaxing week at a beachfront resort. Or […]
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Muscle Madness: the Science Behind Muscle Fatigue and Soreness
by Bree Iskandar By now, a great deal of us have likely given up on that new year’s resolution to […]
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Nucleotide
(noun. /NOO-klee-o-tide/) by Whitney Bell What does it mean? Nucleotides are the basic structural units of a nucleic acid, like […]
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Music Therapy
by Dalia Fleifel Versión en Español Music as a language of feeling The Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show instantly sent […]
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Oncogenes: Driving life in fast forward mode
by Deepika Jayaprakash One major cause of human cancer development is the activation of certain genes known as proto-oncogenes. Proto-oncogenes […]
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Alexander Fleming: The Father of Antibiotics
by Nicole Gadda Many of us have taken antibiotics for common bacterial infections like strep throat or pneumonia, but have […]
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IHC
by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: Immunohistochemistry, abbreviated IHC Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? The […]
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Jaundice
(noun. /JAWN-dis/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? Jaundice is a medical symptom characterized by a yellowing of the […]
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