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Oct 29, 20204 min read

The Thrill of Being Scared

By: Shaina Grover You walk into a haunted house and see your nightmares coming to life. Vampires, witches, monsters, and clowns are all...

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Oct 29, 20204 min read

Llama, Llama—What’s All This Antibody Drama?

By Armaan Singh As a child I used to read this funny book titled Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. I always viewed llamas as a...

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Oct 29, 20203 min read

Blood and Mosquitoes

By Isabel C. Mosquitoes are ubiquitous creatures, responsible for the transmission of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. It seems...

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Oct 25, 20205 min read

The Mother’s Curse and Mitochondrial DNA

By: Jenny Lam For a long time, biologists believed that our DNA was only found in one place in the cell: the nucleus. However, a small...

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Oct 25, 20203 min read

Will Gene Therapy Be the Next Cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

By: Khushi Sheth Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a disease characterized by significant muscle weakness that can greatly affect a person’s...

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Oct 24, 20203 min read

Magnesium: An Important Nutrient Most People Aren’t Getting

By Anagha Rao What do avocados, dark chocolate, and cashews all have in common? They are all abundant in magnesium. Magnesium is one of...

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Oct 24, 20206 min read

“Dust Devils... what are they?”

By Kaelie Rivers Breiter I was walking down our dusty canyon trail on a hot sunny afternoon and up ahead I spotted a swirling...

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Oct 23, 20203 min read

Is Biphasic and Polyphasic Sleep Beneficial or Harmful?

By: Nellie Nguyen The majority of our population are monophasic sleepers, which means that their sleep patterns consist of only one 6-8...

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Oct 18, 20204 min read

Vaccines & Autism: A Flawed Argument

By: Anna Kiesewetter In 1998, English research scientist Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a controversial paper in the journal Lancet. He...

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Oct 16, 20204 min read

ELISA

By: Kylie Luo In the medical field, proper diagnosis of different diseases and disorders are vital to the treatment and recovery of a...

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Oct 13, 20203 min read

Why Do We Lie and How Can We Stop?

By: Shifa Malik Lying may not seem like a big deal sometimes, especially if it’s just coming up with a reason to skip class for a few...

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Oct 10, 20203 min read

Carbon Nanotube Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases

By: Tony Wang Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death, with almost eighteen million people dying from it every year....

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Oct 9, 20202 min read

A Basic Overview of Polymerase Chain Reaction

By Mritika Senthil Throughout the 21ˢᵗ century, generations are continuously exposed to genetic analysis and testing, whether through...

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Oct 8, 20204 min read

The Evolution of Taste Buds: Why We Crave

By Nathan Robinson The effects of evolution have led to many achievements present today. Its effects have been necessary for life to...

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Oct 4, 20203 min read

Cancer Screening

By Sanjana Vadapalli Many diseases cause countless deaths and cancer is one of them. Cancer, a killing machine in disguise, occurs when...

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Oct 3, 20203 min read

Vertigo - The Unknown Disease!

By: Mansi Arora What is vertigo? Vertigo is a symptom that causes an individual to have the sensation that a surrounding object is moving...

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Oct 3, 20204 min read

Modern Prosthetics

By: Annie Hu In recent years, the artificial limbs of science fiction have become a reality. Thanks to the innovation of scientists from...

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