By Jennifer Schiller Close your eyes and remember your breakfast. How did it feel? Was it slimy scrambled eggs? Was […]
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Wet Hair, Colds, and the Truth About Viruses
By Michelle Engle As kids, we are often told, “don’t go outside with wet hair, you will catch a cold!” […]
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The Science of Snowflakes
By Chad Lloyd Flash back to 4th grade art class. “Today we are going to decorate for winter and will […]
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The Secret Behind How We Choose Our Food
By Yitong Li When it comes to food choice, it’s almost an instinctual question: sometimes I want some chicken and […]
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Why the Flu Shot Rocks
By Clare Gyorke When I say the flu sucks, I’m not talking about the cold you get every year – […]
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Getting into a Cycle of Recycling
By Kelsey Gray In elementary school, I always looked forward to enjoying some Sunny Delight orange juice when my mom […]
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Storm Surge: The Science of Hurricanes
By Christina Marvin Anyone who has lived through a hurricane can tell you these storms are no joke. Before accurate […]
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Spiders: Natural Engineers of the Animal Kingdom
By Allyson Roberts As the holiday season marches on, spooky Halloween decorations are being replaced. But, before they have all […]
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The Secrets of Our DNA
By Eva Vitucci The human body is composed of trillions of cells – these cells make up your skin, hair, […]
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Lab Mice: the True Heroes of Science
By Michelle Engle The phrases “laboratory animals”, “lab rats”, and even the idea of scientific testing on lab mice tend […]
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Lab Life
By Kelsey Gray I was 16 years old the first time I stepped into a research lab. I was in […]
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Thank Mom for Your Mitochondria
By Michelle Engle We inherit ½ of our chromosomal DNA from our mothers, but that’s not the only thing we […]
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A Graduate Student Evening: Weirdness in Death Valley
By Mike Pablo I’m a Chemistry PhD student studying the biochemistry of a type of immune cell, but sometimes it’s […]
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Eat Your Heart Out: Growing Heart Tissue on Spinach Leaves
By Allyson Roberts Regenerative medicine is one of the hottest topics in biomedical science right now. Multiple labs are using […]
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One potato, Two potatoes, Three potatoes, Four!
By Kelsey Gray As the days get longer, the air gets warmer, and the sun shines brighter, we may begin […]
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Hatching a Chick: No Egg Needed
By Michelle Engle Scientists have been attempting to find a way to directly observe the developmental process of chicks for […]
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Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice: Science in the Kitchen
By Mike Pablo Whether or not you know what to do with a stove, you need to eat. And, while […]
Continue readingYour Ancestors Had Better Teeth Than You Do, So Go Brush Your Teeth
By Lauriel Earley If you’ve ever been to the dentist, you’ll know that most of your time there is spent […]
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Can We Teach Our Bodies to Recognize Cancer?
By Christina Marvin Immunotherapy is an entirely new way of thinking about cancer treatment. Traditional therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy, […]
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Why Does the “Bench-To-Bedside” Path Progress So Slowly?
By Yitong Li One of the biggest funding agencies in the United States, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spends […]
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