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Quantum Numbers
By: Khushi Gupta Just reading this title, quantum numbers must sound like a hard topic to understand from the use of the word “quantum.”...
Feb 27, 20213 min read
How AGEs Affects Diabetes and Damages Your Body
By: Jenny Lam Most are aware that the complexity of diabetes spans past just “high blood sugar”. Diabetes often leads to numerous...
Feb 25, 20216 min read
Technological Singularity—Will there be an AI takeover?
By: Nellie Nguyen The idea of machines and robots surpassing the intelligence and abilities of humans has been portrayed many times, such...
Feb 22, 20214 min read
Discovery of Immune Cells That Lower Airway Allergy and Asthma Attacks
By: Khushi Sheth Our atmosphere is full of dust particles. If you clean your house or even just open the blinds, you’ll see thousands of...
Feb 17, 20214 min read
Brain Pills. Do They Work?
By: Adam Jameel Would you want a miraculous drug that guarantees to strengthen your focus, enhance memory retention, and help your brain...
Feb 17, 20214 min read
Brutal Bruises
By Ashley Nguyen Introduction: Whether you have been severely beaten up by others or have bumped into a heavy object, you’ve probably...
Feb 16, 20214 min read
Metastasis in Cancer
By: Annie Hu The estimated number of new cancer cases and cancer-related deaths for 2020 are staggering. 1.8 million new cancer cases and...
Feb 13, 20215 min read
The Survival Mechanisms of Tardigrades
By: Reagan Smith Tardigrades, commonly referred to as water bears, are microscopic (0.1-1 mm long) invertebrate organisms that have...
Feb 10, 20216 min read
IoT—The Internet of Things
By Shaina Grover As technology becomes a more prominent part of our lives, more and more things are connected to the internet. You never...
Feb 10, 20214 min read
Can Plastic Eating Bacterial Enzymes Address the Plastic Pollution Crisis?
By JiaJia Fu From water bottles to spacecraft parts, plastic is a versatile, durable, and cost effective material that has saturated...
Feb 7, 20215 min read
Stem Cells and Their Importance in the World of Medicine
By Aminah Rangwala When you think of stem cells, you envision just another cell in our body. However, stem cells are more than that. The...
Feb 5, 20213 min read
The Dot Product: Applications to Artificial Intelligence
By: Sahil Gandhi We’ll be covering information about the dot product in this article. Do note that this will largely cover the 2D...
Feb 3, 20212 min read
Serendipity in Science: A Cure for Parkinson’s
By Andrew Gao Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that kills off dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons, is widely known...
Feb 1, 20215 min read
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