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The blogs team summarizes novel scientific research and current scientific topics into easy-to-understand blogs. Writers research, write, and review, aiming to enhance their own understanding of a subject as they collaborate or work individually. See below for our most recent posts!

Researchers 3D-print functional human brain tissue

by Sophia | April 8, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Although attempts at successfully printing brain tissue have been futile, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) just developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue capable of growing and functioning like normal brain tissue. This...

Space Laws: What are they?

by kkrishtopa2024 | April 19, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Picture this: it’s 1969 and commandeer Neil Armstrong and his lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin are taking the first steps of mankind. Upon this revolutionary scene, the two astronauts spontaneously decide to call the moon their home and claim it for themselves. This...

Journalistic Ethics in the Covid-19 Pandemic

by kkrishtopa2024 | February 19, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

On November 26, 2021, the WHO alerted the world to Omicron, a Sars-CoV-2 variant that has since changed the way we view the pandemic. This fast-spreading virus comes along with dozens of mutations and now accounts for around 58% of the country’s reported Covid-19...

Music is not a Study Stimulant

by kkrishtopa2024 | February 12, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Music - it sets the mood for a great day and it serves as great motivation. You sit down and study with it on for hours upon hours and suddenly on test day - all the information you know you went over seems incomprehensible. How could this happen? How could so much...

Designer Babies; An Ethical Horror

by kkrishtopa2024 | February 9, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

With advances in stem-cell research comes a whole host of questions regarding the concept of “designer babies”. A designer baby is a genetically-engineered embryo with specifically selected traits, to optimize health, fitness, or to introduce desired characteristics...

James Webb Space Telescope – After 25 years of anticipation, the Ambitious Unfold Ensues

by kkrishtopa2024 | January 14, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

On December 22, 2021, expectant citizens and apprehensive astronomers will gather to watch the James Webb Space Telescope blastoff from the European Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The project which was initially 500 million dollars began in 1996 and was expected...

The Downfalls of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies

by kkrishtopa2024 | December 23, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Introduction Hematological malignancies are primary cancers of the blood and blood-forming organs (bone marrow and lymphoid tissues). Traditionally, the treatment of hematological malignancies is administered by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and stem cell...

‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries: After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks.

by kkrishtopa2024 | December 4, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

In a new study by Northwestern University researchers, a single injection into the spinal cords’ surrounding tissue helped paralyzed mice walk after four weeks. The injection sends signals that trigger cells to repair and regenerate in five ways. First, the severed...

A New Malaria Vaccine Has Promising Efficacy Rates

by kkrishtopa2024 | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted through parasites found in mosquitoes. It is most common in Asia and Africa, but threatens much of South America as well. In 2019 alone, there were around 229 million cases worldwide. However, Oxford University recently released...

Climate Change and Bat Species Density May Have Been a Factor in the Pandemic

by kkrishtopa2024 | March 2, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The pandemic has had a devastating impact, having infected over 110 million people worldwide. Covid-19 began in China when the virus made the jump from bats to humans. Since bats face very few side effects from the viruses they host, they are excellent at carrying and...

Who Am I? Do I Really Want to Know?

If spitting in a test tube could decode your distant ancestry and future health, would you do it? Since its founding...

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‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries: After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks.

Your Money or Your Life? The High Cost of Life-Saving Drugs

If a drug existed that could save your life, would you give up everything you had to get it? Most people diagnosed with a life-threatening illness would jump at any cure, regardless of the cost. However, the financial impact of these life-saving drugs can be...

Why People Enjoy Coffee

A major sign of the winter season approaching is when Starbucks changes their traditional cup to a holiday-themed one and introduces special winter flavors. Whether that be the red reusable cup or ones that mimic the appearance of presents, people flock to this...

Who Am I? Do I Really Want to Know?

If spitting in a test tube could decode your distant ancestry and future health, would you do it? Since its founding in 2006, 23andMe has offered this insight to the two million people who purchased their at-home personal genetic services. While other product...