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Aug 30, 20205 min read
The Future of Food Preservation
By: Tony Wang Try to imagine a world where frozen food doesn’t exist: no frozen pizza, no frozen fruits, and no frozen vegetables. Pretty...
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Aug 30, 20205 min read
What is Image Processing?
By: Annie Hu An important aspect of science is analysis, which is what scientists do in order to make sense of their data and to see...
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Aug 29, 20204 min read
Man’s Best Friend: Pets & Our Health
By: Anna Kiesewetter For over 27,000 years, dogs have been man’s best friend. It all began with the domestication of the Siberian wolf...
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Aug 27, 20206 min read
Selfish Genetic Elements
By Jenny Lam The genome is commonly viewed as a cohesive and singular unit that works to maximize an individual’s reproductive success....
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Aug 26, 20204 min read
Analysis of Strychnine Poison
By Jason Luo As human beings, we have taken advantage of a wide variety of substances found in our natural world. Some of these include...
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Aug 26, 20203 min read
Drunk Driving
By: Mansi Arora What is drunk driving? Drunk driving refers to driving with excessive levels of alcohol in the blood which is beyond the...
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Aug 20, 20203 min read
GAN’s - An introduction to generative networks
By Athreya Daniel As the field of artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid rate, machines are able to perform more and more...
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Aug 17, 20203 min read
Allergies
By Diane Zhou Part of the collaboration with JOURNYS I have vivid memories of eating lunch in elementary school, sitting at those outdoor...
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Aug 16, 20204 min read
The Dangers of Cognitive Bias
By: Shifa Malik Have you ever thought about the way that you view other people’s accomplishments and wondered whether they achieved what...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read
The Use of Stem Cell Technology for Cancer Treatment
By: Khushi Sheth Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have been comparing the fundamental biological differences between cancer...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read
Insulation
By: Mansi Arora Insulation is a material that is used to prevent the transfer of heat. To understand insulation better, we must first be...
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Aug 13, 20203 min read
The Dangerous Link between the Mind and the Heart
By: Armaan Singh It is the number one killer in the United States: heart disease. The root cause of heart disease has typically been...
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Aug 13, 20205 min read
Nuclear Fusion: The Race to Net Energy Gain
By Harrison York International Collaboration The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, is one of the world’s leading...
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Aug 11, 20202 min read
Tunnel Vision
By Nimi Patel Imagine waking up one day only to open your eyes and realize you are seeing through a tunnel. You try moving your eyes to...
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Aug 11, 20203 min read
History of Contact Lenses
By Nimi Patel Have you ever wondered how the contact lenses you pop in your eyes every morning have evolved? Since 1508, the contact lens...
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Aug 11, 20203 min read
Glaucoma in Children
By Nimi Patel Although most common in ages over 60, glaucoma is also present among youth. Glaucoma, known infamously as the “silent thief...
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Aug 11, 20204 min read
The Looming Extinction of Bees
By: Tony Wang For many of us, bees are annoying critters that do nothing but buzz around us and sting us with their acidic stingers. But...
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Aug 10, 20203 min read
All About Deforestation
By: Mansi Arora What is deforestation? Well, deforestation refers to the removal of a wide area of trees. Deforestation occurs most...
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Aug 7, 20203 min read
Hacking Cybersecurity
By: Alisha Gomes In an age where technology is gradually taking over our everyday lives, it is important that we get the protection we...
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Aug 7, 20204 min read
Why Blue is so Rare in Nature
By Jenny Lam One might say that blue is everywhere; it’s the color of the sky and oceans; look further than that, and you might realize...
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