Science literacy is the ability to read English words in a new language – the language of science. You might measure science literacy by being conversant in various fields.…
Continue ReadingWhen the days suddenly seem shorter and the nights are colder, you know fall has arrived. You especially know it’s here when the leaves gain a reddish hue and soon…
Continue ReadingOne of the most controversial aspects of biomedical research is the use of animals to benefit humans. Scientists use animals to test new treatments for human diseases and to understand…
Continue ReadingDid you find the past few years’ climate peculiar, with extremely high temperature or intense rainfall days occurring more often? Have you ever heard of shrinking ice sheets or seen…
Continue ReadingWhile HIV treatment has come a long way over the past few decades, there is still a discrepancy between total number of HIV patients and those with access to life-saving…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever been lost in an unfamiliar city or tried to walk around in the dark, then you may have found yourself wishing you had the eyes of a…
Continue ReadingEvolution, the process of gradual changes to genetic information in each generation over millions of years, proposed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century is being revolutionized by modern science.…
Continue ReadingAuto-Bio-Graphy = Self-Life-Writing or how your body and life look as told through choreography. This is what Wayne McGregor imagined as he began working on Autobiography with the McGregor Company Dancers. The…
Continue ReadingCancer is an immensely complex disease to treat. The number of mutations and combinations of mutations that can lead to its development make each “cure” more of a patch to…
Continue ReadingThis election cycle, North Carolinians will be voting on six constitutional amendments, one of which is the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment. The amendment would upgrade hunting and fishing…
Continue ReadingFor better or for worse, some of our most vivid memories are the ones we made as a teenager. Memories of questionable fashion choices, high school cliques, and many faux…
Continue Reading“Use a picture. It’s worth a thousand words.” This timeless expression first appeared in a 1911 Syracuse Post Standard newspaper article. If you ask Mohamad Elgendi, he’ll say it’s more…
Continue ReadingWhat do you imagine when you think of the desert? I grew up in the desert and I think of dry hot days and clear cool nights. I think of…
Continue ReadingAs a cancer researcher, I often wonder about patients after their ordeal with cancer. How does the body change after facing a life-threatening illness? Do cells in our body hold…
Continue ReadingDyeing hair is a common, but not recent, beauty practice. Hair dyeing (coloring) has been around for thousands of years, using plant-based dyes such as indigo and turmeric before synthetic…
Continue ReadingEarwax stickiness. Neanderthal ancestry. Caffeine metabolism. Tasting soap when you eat cilantro. Direct-to-consumer genotyping companies like 23andme boast this kind of information in exchange for a tube of your finest…
Continue ReadingIt’s time to wash your hands and help prevent the spread of flu, but when you put your hands under the automatic sink, nothing happens. You give your hands a…
Continue ReadingImagine a world without pizza, nachos, cheeseburgers, mozzarella sticks, macaroni and cheese; a world without cheese. Living in a world with thousands of cheeses from many countries and cultures, it…
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