Prologue Have you heard the story of Homer’s Achilles? Once hailed as the greatest mythical warrior in all of Ancient Greece, he now serves as a cautionary tale to protect one’s vulnerabilities. Achilles’ vulnerability was... Read More
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What happens if one day your cells start growing at a faster pace? You might tire faster on your morning run, notice a drop in the numbers on the weight scale, or even observe a... Read More
Introduction When we think of developmental biology, what comes to mind? Developmental biology, a constantly evolving field of study, largely focuses on processes involved in the reproduction, maturation, and differentiation of cells. Previous work in... Read More
Introduction A 2023 survey from the National Center For Drug Abuse Statistics reported almost one million deaths from substance abuse overdose since the year 2000, with opioids involved in at least 7 out of 10... Read More
(Abstract/intro paragraphs) Communication is an incredibly important subject for biologists that study animal behavior, as it reveals key interactions between organisms and their environments. The way an animal communicates has implications in survival, mating, learning,... Read More
In today’s health-centric world, one common worry associated with consuming excess sugar is the threat of diabetes. However, this narrative only accounts for the more infamous type of diabetes, Type 2, which affects hundreds of... Read More
Have you ever broken a bone and wondered how it heals over time? Our bodies are designed to recover as fast as possible after an injury in a process called cellular regeneration. Our bones are... Read More
223 years ago, Hualālai volcano’s final eruption tumbled across the Hawaiian seaside village of Kaʻūpūlehu, coating the bay in molasses-black lava. Today at this heritage site, cooling air suspends the rippling lava field in time... Read More
Schrodinger’s cat famously posed the question of how to classify the unobserved. In this thought experiment, Schrodinger imagines a cat in a box equipped with a mechanism to kill it. Until we look inside, the... Read More