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Apr 30, 20214 min read

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...

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Apr 28, 20214 min read

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...

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Apr 27, 20216 min read

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...

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Apr 24, 20214 min read

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...

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Apr 24, 20214 min read

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...

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Apr 21, 20215 min read

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....

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Apr 18, 20213 min read

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...

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Apr 15, 20216 min read

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...

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Apr 12, 20216 min read

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...

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Apr 6, 20214 min read

The Evolution of DNA Fingerprinting

By: Khushi Sheth In the last century, forensic investigation has significantly advanced thanks to one effective, revolutionary technique....

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Apr 6, 20216 min read

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....

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Apr 6, 20213 min read

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%...

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Apr 2, 20218 min read

Phenylketonuria

By: Anurag Jakkula Introduction Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare inherited disease that may lead to cognitive disability and other...

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