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Author: Kaeli Welsh

Blog / Drug Pollution: Ecosystem-Level Off-Target Effects

January 8, 2025January 27, 2025 / Kaeli Welsh /

Drug pollution can have wide-ranging and complex effects on ecosystems. International organizations and scientists are working to understand how drug pollution impacts wildlife and find ways to contain these wayward pharmaceuticals.

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Drug Pollution Environmental Science Medicine

Blog / What’s Cooking? The Molecules and Mechanisms Behind Taste and Smell

March 11, 2024March 22, 2024 / Kaeli Welsh /

Our senses of taste and smell are extremely complex. This article describes the general molecules and proteins that work together to help us perceive flavor.

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Biology Everyday Questions Food Science

Blog / Thalidomide: Old damages to new therapies

November 16, 2023November 26, 2023 / Kaeli Welsh /

Thalidomide is a notorious drug that caused horrific birth defects in the 1950s, though its damage in the U.S. was limited by Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey and the FDA. Now, thalidomide has found a different use in the field of targeted protein degradation as part of a new class of therapeutics.

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PROTACs Thalidomide Women in Science

Blog / Giving coral reefs a fighting chance against climate change

August 2, 2023 / Kaeli Welsh /

Coral reefs are critical, diverse ecosystems that are highly sensitive to climate change. Due to warming ocean temperatures, coral can expel the symbiotic algae that feed them, known as bleaching. Researchers are hard at work to increase coral diversity, bolster heat resistance, and protect native species from extinction.

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Blog / The past and future of Tulipalin A

March 7, 2023 / Kaeli Welsh /

Tulips and Peruvian Lilies wield the compound tulipalin A as a defense mechanism, making them toxic to pets and a source of dermatitis in humans. This article reflects on the history of tulipalin A and the research aiming to repurpose this compound for our benefit.

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