Throughout much of neuroscience’s history, neurons have been the star of the show. These are the cells which send electrical signals to communicate with one another, giving rise to the…
Continue ReadingHave you ever wondered why tattoos are permanent? The short answer is your immune system!
Continue ReadingOur senses of taste and smell are extremely complex. This article describes the general molecules and proteins that work together to help us perceive flavor.
Continue ReadingCAR-T immunotherapy is an up-and-coming cancer treatment; however, the tumor microenvironment in solid cancers poses a challenge. The tumor microenvironment suppresses the immune system from doing its job properly and instead, uses it to grow and thrive.
Continue ReadingSpending time in nature has benefits beyond improving physical health.
Continue ReadingScientists have discovered a plant that changes appearance to match nearby plants, living or artificial, posing the question: can plants see?
Continue ReadingEarly embryonic hearts are the first functioning organ in embryos, playing a critical role in development, but don’t resemble the mature four-chambered organ we might imagine. Some anti-abortion legislation hinges on the term ‘fetal heartbeat’ to describe early cardiac activity when neither a fetus nor a chambered heart exist.
Continue ReadingDuring the hard part of the night, listening to the hooting owl outside the window, have you ever wondered: What is love?
Continue ReadingFake spider webs cover suburban lawns every October, but did you know that scientists have recently created glowing spider silk sutures that dim if they encounter an infection in the host tissue?
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 ReadingSelf-healing buildings and compostable bricks are astonishing architectural feats brought to you by fungi.
Continue ReadingThis article first gives a background on Lyme Disease; what it is caused by, the symptoms of Lyme Disease infection and how it is treated, and “Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome” (PTLDS). It then goes into the research that has been done to better understand Lyme Disease transmissibility and explore ways to better treat infection or prevent infection entirely.
Continue ReadingIn theory, a protein’s structure could be computationally predicted using only its unique sequence of amino acids. But for the last half century, accurate structural predictions of proteins have remained one of the great puzzles of modern biology.
Continue ReadingIntermittent fasting is gaining popularity as a diet and wellness trend. Are there any real benefits to it?
Continue ReadingOf all the creatures on earth, octopuses might be the most alien. They could not be more different from us, with powerful tentacles, three hearts, blue blood, and neurons spread…
Continue ReadingSalt is used to season virtually everything – from the simple scrambled eggs made five minutes before your first Zoom meeting, to an entire pot roast that took the whole…
Continue ReadingCitizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!
Continue ReadingWhat classifies an organism as living? New classes of viruses may blur the line between what is living and what is not.
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