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CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing of Humans – Future or Fiction?

March 28, 2019January 31, 2021 admin

By Dominika Trzilova You’re half of your mom and half of your dad. You get different characteristics from each parent, many […]

Blood

March 23, 2019January 31, 2021 admin

By Eva Vitucci Blood. It makes some people squeamish, some people faint, but it makes all of us alive. Blood […]

The Other Humans

March 13, 2019February 16, 2021 admin

By Rachel Cherney “Where did we come from?” “Why are we here?” These questions have been asked since the dawn […]

Sonic the Hedgehog is Not Just for Video Games

March 7, 2019January 31, 2021 admin

By Julia DiFiore Much like Fortnite today, Sonic the Hedgehog was everywhere in the early 1990s – from video games […]

Forest Fire Flames and Smoke: Double the Trouble

February 7, 2019February 16, 2021 admin

By Eva Vitucci As of Friday November 16, 2018, California was home to the three most polluted cities in the […]

Directing the Immune System Towards Cancer

January 31, 2019February 16, 2021 admin

By Clare Gyorke We’ve all heard of the big bad Cancer. There are many types of cancer, and cancer – […]

WinSPIRE 2019 – Call for Applications

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January 23, 2019February 14, 2021 admin

WinSPIRE (Women in Science Promoting Inclusion in Research Experiences) is a six-week-long paid summer internship program that pairs high school women […]

The Bionic Mushroom

November 29, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Rachel Cherney A fungus among us can now produce electricity with the help of cyanobacteria – a certain species […]

Nature’s Methods for Surviving Winter

November 15, 2018January 31, 2021 admin

By Allyson Roberts Fall is finally upon us, bringing colder temperatures and the holiday season. Fall also brings beautiful scenery—the […]

Space Biology: The Search for Life Beyond Earth

November 8, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Sam Stadmiller Have you ever wondered if aliens are real? Well, scientists do too, and they spend lots of […]

Science Shows it Really is Harder for Teens to Wake Up Early

November 1, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Eva Vitucci Scientists have proven that it truly is harder for teens to wake up earlier than other age […]

To Attract or Avoid: Butterfly Wing Patterning

May 31, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Allyson Roberts Spring is finally here to stay. The weather is warming up, the sun is staying out later […]

I just made a discovery! Now what?

May 17, 2018January 31, 2021 admin

By Chad Lloyd Most people have heard of the scientific method. The scientific method is the process that we use […]

E. coli: The Bug We Love and Hate

May 10, 2018January 31, 2021 admin

By Yitong Li The recent E. coli outbreak is all over the news these days. These malignant bacteria can be […]

Sailing to Mars

May 3, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Jennifer Schiller Did you ever want to go to space? Explore a distant planet and discover its secrets? Yeah, […]

The Toxicologist

April 26, 2018March 3, 2021 admin

By Eva Vitucci Over 500 years ago, a man named Paracelsus stirred up the world of medicine. At that time […]

“Y” So Different?

April 19, 2018February 16, 2021 admin

By Rachel Cherney While a baby is developing, it is by default, female. However, with the presence of the Y […]

The Real Risk of California’s Cancer Label on Coffee

April 12, 2018February 11, 2021 admin

By Christina Marvin Humans have been drinking the modern form of coffee since as early as the 13th century. It […]

What’s in a face? Paving the way for biometric technologies

April 5, 2018February 1, 2021 admin

By Chad Lloyd Have you ever met someone and thought to yourself, “They look just like someone else I know?” […]

The Power of Model Organisms

March 29, 2018February 1, 2021 admin

By Allyson Roberts While watching the news, reading the paper, or even checking your favorite social media sites, occasionally we […]