Tag: Science
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CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
By: Amy Hammett Introduction CRISPR, which is short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, was originally discovered by Ishino from Osaka University in Japan in 1987 in the bacteria Escherichia coli. However, during the time of its discovery, it was difficult to study these particular DNA fragments, which meant their understanding of its significance…
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Explained
By: Alyssa Wang Introduction The COVID-19 global pandemic was one of the deadliest outbreaks of recent history, disrupting the lives and health of every person around the world. But one technology that transformed the course of this pandemic was the mRNA vaccine, developed within the astonishingly fast period of less than a year. In today’s…
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Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
By: Amy Hammett Introduction The term tissue engineering itself was presented back in the 1980s. It is a field of research focused on the development and creation of substitutes that could potentially replace or improve damaged tissues or whole organs within humans. This is done through the application of combining scaffolds, cells, and other biological…
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Zooming In: A History of Nanotechnology
Engines the size of a single atom. A world map 1/1000 the size of a grain of salt. Nanobot soccer on a single grain of rice. All of these futuristic feats are now possible due to advancement in nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is a field of science that deals with the manipulation of atoms and molecules at…
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Black Holes, Explained
Introduction One of the most fascinating mysteries of the universe are the existence of black holes. These space objects are concentrated areas of matter that are so dense that their gravity prevents light from escaping. They form from collapsed stars and can range from a few times to billions of times the sun’s mass. How…
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Predicting the Future: The Art of Weather Forecasting
Many people check the weather forecast daily. Pulling out a cell phone allows a person to see upcoming weather at the click of a button. Rain or shine. Hot or cold. The predictions of meteorologists control how everyday civilians plan their days. But what few people understand is how these weather forecasts are made. Methodology…
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