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The History of Hoodoos Through Science and Storytelling

April 30, 2021May 4, 2021 admin

By Rami Major Sprawling across tens of thousands of acres in southern Utah, tall rock spires poke like pointy fingers […]

Denature

Glossary

April 30, 2021November 18, 2022 admin

(verb. /dee-NAY-chur/) By Mariah Jones What does it mean? To “denature” something means to change it fundamentally. In science, this […]

Mass Spectrometry

Techniques

April 30, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass spectroscopy is a technique used […]

The Human Pancreas

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams What is the pancreas? The human pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen, behind the stomach, […]

Enhancer

Glossary

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 admin

By Riya Gohil (noun. /in-HAN-ser/) What does it mean? An enhancer is a segment of DNA that increases the transcription […]

Apoptosis

April 2, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

By Mohamed Mahmoud Have you ever imagined that cells can die by suicide or thought of how and why they […]

Sternocleidomastoid

Glossary

April 2, 2021November 10, 2023 admin

by Alec Chavez (noun. /stir-no-clee-doe-MASS-toyd/) What does it mean? The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is a long neck muscle that connects your […]

No Oxygen? No Problem: How to Work in an Anaerobic Chamber

Techniques

March 28, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Nicole Gadda Anaerobic? What does that mean? The word anaerobic means “living, acting, or existing in the absence of […]

Florence: La Dama de la Lámpara

Español

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 admin

Escrito y Traducido por Regina F. Fernandez Version in English Quién es Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale nació en 1820 en […]

Florence: The Lady with the Lamp

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 admin

By Regina F. Fernandez Versión en Español Who is Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy. […]

The Microbes Behind Yellowstone’s Rainbow Hot Spring

March 22, 2021June 30, 2022 admin

By Michelle Chamberlain Yellowstone National Park contains a rainbow colored hot spring called Grand Prismatic Spring. No, somebody didn’t dump […]

Epiphytes: Plants That Can Live Without Soil

March 22, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs We naturally assume that plants grow in soil. However, not all plants need soil to survive! Epiphytic […]

Metastasize

Glossary

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Whitney Bell (verb. /meh-TAST-uh-size) What does it mean? Metastasize means to leave the primary tumor location and spread to […]

Microarrays

Techniques

March 6, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

by Mohamed Nasr Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? A microarray’s general purpose is to […]

How Viruses Mutate

March 6, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Mariah Jones As we find ourselves still navigating through this pandemic, every day we learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 […]

Genome

Glossary

March 6, 2021March 15, 2024 admin

by Yasemin Cole (Noun. /JEE-nohm/) What does it mean? A genome is an entire set of genetic instructions in each […]

Circadian Rhythm: Waking and Sleeping on Time

March 5, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams Ever wonder why you’re awake and energized during the day and sleepy at night? Thanks to our […]

Quorum sensing

Glossary

February 24, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Katie Acken (Noun. /KWORE-rum SEN-sing/) What does it mean? Quorum sensing is how bacteria communicate with each other. Bacteria […]

Xiphoid Process

Glossary

February 19, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg Xiph·oid proc·ess (noun. /ZEYE-foid PRAH-sehs/) What does it mean? The sternum is divided into three segments: the […]

The Science Behind Kombucha

February 19, 2021February 24, 2021 admin

By Riya Gohil One COVID/quarantine hobby I’ve picked up over the course of the last year has been brewing kombucha. […]