(noun. /AN-tih-body/) By Taylor Tibbs What does it mean? Antibodies are proteins produced by immune cells to target foreign elements […]
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Bacteriophage
By Nicole Gadda (Noun. /bak-TEE-ree-o-faje/) A bacteriophage is a virus that only infects bacteria. Like all viruses, they’re not living […]
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Radioactive Tracing in Metabolic Research
By Alec Chaves Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 As the name suggests, this technique requires the scientist to handle radioactive […]
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Feline Flexibility
By Zoe Terwilliger Have you ever seen a cat perform some crazy maneuvers or sit in a weird position and […]
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Parenchyma
By Zoe Terwilliger (noun. /puh-RENK-uh-ma or /PAIR-en-kai-ma/) What does it mean? Organs can be made of several parts–some parts perform […]
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Gel Electrophoresis
Welcome to our first installment of “Techniques”! With these posts about methods and tools, we hope to give you a […]
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ACTN3: A Gene for Speed
By Alec Chaves Hard work and discipline are important factors in determining success, no matter what the goal. This also […]
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Squid: Beauty and Brains
By Rami Major Scientific researchers spend large portions of their days asking hard questions and searching for answers, and it’s […]
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Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?
By Devina Thiono Onions are some of the most useful and tasty ingredients a chef can use. When you cut […]
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Preparing for Mars
By Whitney Bell Exploring Mars, aka the “Red Planet,” is an ambitious, long-term goal of the National Aeronautics and Space […]
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Genetics and Your Blood Type
By Alan Curtis Blood type. Everybody has one. Do you know yours? We can turn to genetics to help us […]
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Variegated Varietals
By Jenna Beam If I had to pick a theme for the coronavirus lockdown, it would be a close race […]
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Animals Speak with Accents, Too!
By Emma Goldberg Everyone, young and old, loves Disney movies. And have you ever noticed that some of the most […]
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What Makes a Flower Perfect?
By Lane Scher Yesterday, as I was tending to my garden and admiring the young squash developing on the vine […]
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Hidden Figures in Physics – Carolyn Parker
By Zoe Terwilliger Carolyn Parker was the first African American woman to receive a graduate degree in physics. Carolyn Parker […]
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Aspergillus: the Not-So-Fun Fungi
By Jenna Beam The microbiome is a complex network of microbes living in and on your body. This group of […]
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The T Lymphocyte
By Alan Curtis As humans, we are constantly interacting with our environments: we sit on the couch, we ride in […]
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Muscling our way toward movement
By Alec Chaves There are many aspects of human biology that are fascinating…. how we breathe, how we turn food […]
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Keystone Species: Holding the Ecosystem Together
By Whitney Bell Keystone species are like the keystone in a stone archway. The keystone in an archway is responsible […]
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Meet Dr. Mae Jemison
By Carolina Herrera Doctor, engineer, and NASA astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison has always reached for the stars. Dr. Jemison became the […]
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