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Communication and the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 28, 2023 6 min read

Even though life pre-2020 feels like a completely different era, we once lived most of our lives in-person: school, extracurriculars, and social activities. Initially, I celebrated having online classes for a while, but as the... Read More

Is Monkeypox the New COVID-19?

March 21, 2023 11 min read

On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced disappointing news regarding another Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) to nations across the globe—the monkeypox outbreak. Describing the sudden wave of cases as... Read More

Exercising the Mitochondria

March 8, 2023 9 min read

At the 2016 Olympics, in just 9.81 seconds and 42 strides, Usain Bolt won the men’s 100-meter final. A few days later, Eliud Kipchoge won the marathon after covering 26 kilometers in 2 hours and... Read More

The Truth About Protein Powders: Promising or Pointless?

March 3, 2023 6 min read

These days, the word ‘protein powder’ is essentially synonymous with exercise and staying healthy. But what does it even mean? Is this seemingly magical muscle growth powder really worth it? And what is it even... Read More

Fighting Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer

March 2, 2023 11 min read

No cancer is desirable; however, a glance at the statistics is enough to suggest that a diagnosis of ovarian cancer is particularly unfortunate. In 2018, 184,799 deaths occurred due to ovarian cancer, accounting for 4.4%... Read More

Into the Colorful World of Fluorescence: An Introduction to Biosensors

February 10, 2023 6 min read

What if I told you that this colorful plate depicting a tropical landscape with ocean waves and a setting sun is not a painting, but actually consists of many bacterial colonies. Each streak on... Read More

Food for Thought: An Analysis of Food Modification for Commodity and for Necessity

February 8, 2023 8 min read

Introduction: When one thinks of food modification, stories from the last decade about food that is abnormally large or long lasting are often the first that come to mind. In reality, the first form of... Read More

Microplastics: The Blood’s Tiny yet Cruel Invaders

February 6, 2023 5 min read

When we think of plastic in relation to the environment, heart-wrenching images of polluted seas, dolphins trapped in plastic bags, and sea turtles entangled in plastic rings with deformed shells often come to mind.... Read More

A Deadline for Social Exploration

February 5, 2023 6 min read

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, children experience less social interaction than possibly ever before. Ideally, they would continuously learn and socialize with classmates in classrooms, rather than through online video meetings. However, more children and... Read More

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