Under the Scope

  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

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

  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

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

Introduction Do you remember sitting in front of the television as a kid, listening to Dora the Explorer or Handy Manny as they taught us Spanish through their many adventures? While their continuous repetition and... Read More

Understanding the effects of alcohol consumption on brain development and behavioral patterns of adolescents to increase quality of life Drinking-related health concerns have substantially increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has increased levels of... Read More

In life, everyone must play with the cards they are dealt and hope for a good hand. Just like the cards that a player holds, one’s inherited genes are powerful indicators of what is in... Read More

Analyzing recent developments for infectious disease treatments and technologies for malaria and tuberculosis For as long as people have existed, there have been diseases and treatments. Historically, viruses that have caused cold-like symptoms were deemed... Read More