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Robotic Assisted Surgery Compared with Conventional Surgery in Orthopedics
By Adam Jameel Introduction Orthopedics is one of the most important fields of medicinal surgery, assisting people with a multitude of...
Apr 30, 20214 min read
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Why Is Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb so Iconic?
By: Ella Iwalewa U. Electroreception is the ability of organisms to detect naturally occurring electric signals in their environment. It...
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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Improving Islet Cell Transplantation Efficiency with Insulin Releasing Device
By Ambika Polavarapu, Suhani Kollisetty, Arushi Sood Rubisco Program Type-1 diabetes is a national epidemic, with almost 1.25 million...
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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Exercise's Relation With the Brain
By Nathan Robinson Exercise is widely known to have health benefits that improve bodily functions. Typical reasons to exercise include a...
Apr 24, 20214 min read
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Where Are My Clones? If Artificial Cloning Is Possible, Why Haven’t We Done it Yet?
By: Raghav Bahukhandi It’s June, 2012, and Thelma, the python of Louisville zoo in Kentucky, USA, has just given birth to six female...
Apr 24, 20214 min read
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The Wooly Mammoth and De-extinction
By Harrison York Resurrection of extinct species is a topic out of science fiction, but is often theorized to one day become possible....
Apr 21, 20215 min read
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How the FISH Technique Could Quickly Find Genetic Mutations
By Tony Wang Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are both treatments that are often used to treat cancer; however, they are also known to...
Apr 18, 20213 min read
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Why Fibonacci Numbers Show Up in Plants
By Jenny Lam Nature’s Spirals Spirals, curves that originate from a point and circle around and around as they get bigger, are everywhere...
Apr 15, 20216 min read
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Epigenetic Processes in Carcinogenesis
By: Annie Hu The concept of nature vs. nurture is a common yet age-old debate. “Nature” refers to the genetic traits a child is born...
Apr 12, 20216 min read
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The Evolution of DNA Fingerprinting
By: Khushi Sheth In the last century, forensic investigation has significantly advanced thanks to one effective, revolutionary technique....
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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PVC & its Implications
By: Anna Kiesewetter PVC is all around us: it’s in our medical equipment, our records, our pipes, our curtains, our floors, and more....
Apr 6, 20216 min read
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Eczema
By Sanjana Vadapalli Itching. Scaling. Red, cracked skin. Eczema, a certain type of atopic rash, is a red, flaky rash that affects 10-20%...
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Phenylketonuria
By: Anurag Jakkula Introduction Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited disease that may lead to cognitive disability and other...
Apr 2, 20218 min read
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