By Sara Lowe (Noun. /hee-ma-do-po-EE-sis/.) What does it mean? Hematopoiesis is the process in which a stem cell will develop […]
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By Madison Williams (noun. /en-do-THEE-lee-uhm) What does it mean? The endothelium is a single layer of cells that makes up […]
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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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By Alan Curtis As humans, we are constantly interacting with our environments: we sit on the couch, we ride in […]
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By Devina Thiono Versión en Español In 2019, around 1.8 million new cancer cases are expected in the U.S. 12,000 […]
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By Christian Agosto-Burgos Every single day we are all exposed to thousands of nasty and tiny pathogens, such as bacteria, […]
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By Eva Vitucci Blood. It makes some people squeamish, some people faint, but it makes all of us alive. Blood […]
Continue readingSpace Biology: The Search for Life Beyond Earth
By Sam Stadmiller Have you ever wondered if aliens are real? Well, scientists do too, and they spend lots of […]
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By Allyson Roberts Regenerative medicine is one of the hottest topics in biomedical science right now. Multiple labs are using […]
Continue readingCan 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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