The Pipettepen – Page 17 – Exposing Graduate Students and Post-Docs to Science Writing

As COVID-19 emerged as a major health crisis in the United States, meatpacking plants have become hotbeds for the disease. The sheer number of infected workers necessitated the closure of…

Black scientists have contributed landmark discoveries that affect the lives of thousands of people every year. Here are 5 Black scientists you should know… but probably don’t.

Melatonin is an over the counter supplement that is often used as a sleep aid, What is it? Is it safe? Is it effective? Read to find out

Bats and other animals possess an ability that humans have harnessed with technology: echolocation. Echolocation uses the echoes of sound waves to create an image that the animal uses to navigate and hunt.

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Music is a drug. How does it work?

Getting to know the positive side of GMO and how it has been helping to advance medicine.

Effectively, carbon dioxide reduction through sustainable energy supplies represents the process of photosynthesis. In the last decade, ethanol production from carbon dioxide reduction shows promise as a true means to imitate plant energy storage and reverse the process of burning carbon fuels. Details within.

Pharmaceutical jewelry is a relatively new concept that takes advantage of the transdermal drug delivery technology developed in 1979. Researchers today are exploring options for delivering birth control through small patches adhered to earring backs, necklaces, and watches.

Have you ever wondered what makes a firefly glow? Learn about the exciting chemistry behind this beautiful summertime insect.

Honoring the life of Dr. John Horton Conway who passed away due do COVID-19 this April.

Why are there so many two-factor theories in psychology? In this post, I explore the effects of dichotomous thinking and novelty requirements in academia.

The batteries that power everything from mobile phones to electric vehicles have changed our lives, especially in the current age of a global pandemic. The technology of lithium-ion batteries are built on decades of studies and a variety of expertise around the world, and will progress in the days to come.

The opioid addiction crisis has been a hot button issue for some time now. In the middle of the opioid crisis the FDA approved another, more powerful opioid, why?

How do epidemiologists determine the time course of a pandemic? And what are the COVID-19 models telling us?

Sea star wasting disease is a viral epidemic that absolutely destroyed many of the sea star populations off the Pacific coast of North America a few years ago, and what we learn from this viral outbreak in sea stars may provide insight into other infectious diseases

What are the effects of chronic vaping on the respiratory immune system? Using a mouse model, the authors showed that vaping decreases respiratory immune responses to viral infection, which could have implications for susceptibility to COVID-19 in people who vape.

Masks have been a controversial topic with COVID-19 and recently the CDC recommended that people wear masks when out in public.