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Editor in Chief: Joanne Lee (joanne@helyxscience.org)

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Jun 1, 20202 min read

Let's End COVID-19. Together.

By Sid Udata COVID-19 has been ravaging the nation, with the United States surpassing the grim milestone of 100,000 lives lost 4 days...

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May 25, 20203 min read

The Connectome

By Raayan Dhar A current problem faced by neuroscientists is mapping every neuron in an organism's brain. Previous technology used to map...

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May 25, 20205 min read

Quorum Sensing, Biofilms, and the Bobtail Squid: How Bacteria Form Societal Networks

By Meryl Liu In the waters off the coast of Hawaii lives the Hawaiian bobtail squid. A mundane-looking cephalopod hiding in the sand by...

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May 24, 20203 min read

E-Textiles in Healthcare

By Olamide Fadahunsi Apple Watches and FitBits have been known for quite a while to be able to monitor your health—but what if your...

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May 18, 20204 min read

Protein Folding and Misfolding

By: William Kang Proteins are formed from chains of amino acids called polypeptides. These chains are folded into stable 3-dimensional...

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May 4, 20203 min read

The Game Revolution: How Gamified Education Could Change the Face of Education

By Joshua Charat-Collins If you’re a student in present-day America, there’s no doubt you have something to say about our education...

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May 2, 20203 min read

Remembering Dreams

By: Alisha Gomes We all know that feeling: you wake up after a restful night's sleep and only remember fragments of a dream. If an image...

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