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Feb 27, 20213 min read

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.”...

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Feb 26, 20216 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...

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Feb 22, 20214 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...

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Feb 18, 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...

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Feb 18, 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...

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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...

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Feb 13, 20215 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...

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Feb 11, 20216 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...

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Feb 11, 20214 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...

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Feb 7, 20215 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...

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Feb 5, 20213 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...

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Feb 3, 20212 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...

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Feb 2, 20215 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...

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