A mining town in Sweden is home to more chemical discoveries than any other place on Earth.
Continue ReadingWhat do giraffes, angelfish, and seashells all have in common? Their surface patterns, from the patches on giraffe coats to the stripes on the angelfish, are formed through the reaction-diffusion process, a mathematical model describing the interplay between an activator and inhibitor.
Continue ReadingOnce thought to be the elixir of life found in tombs of Egyptian pharaohs and Chinese Emperors, Quicksilver, also known as the element mercury, is in fact quite the opposite.…
Continue ReadingJust two centuries ago, an estimated 70% of people died before the age of 25. In the mid-19th century United States, over 20% of children didn’t make it through their…
Continue ReadingThe American medical system should be free from racial prejudice, but science tells us this isn’t the case. Here we take a look at the history of racism in medical research and why it’s important for everyone, from trainees in the biomedical sciences to the general public, to be educated about
Continue ReadingHave you ever done most of the work but got none of the credit? Stigler’s law of eponymy shines light on the battle between the discoverers and namesakes.
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