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
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Transmitted by female biting anopheles mosquitoes carrying the plasmodium parasite,[1] malaria thrives in the heat. It kills over 600,000 people annually, and more than half of all malaria deaths occur in just four sub-Saharan African... Read More
Introduction When one is sick, the comforting mentality tends to be: “When I get better…” The focus shifts to improvement—the cough will abate, the fever will break, and eventually, the illness will become a... Read More
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Precision Medicine as a Potential Weapon The ability to be truly oneself arises from the freedom to exude individuality, expressing one’s experiences, thoughts, ideas, and background in any way they choose. It is what makes... Read More
No System is Perfect No system is perfect. Just as malfunctions in manufacturing yield defective products, the intricate machinery within cells is susceptible to errors that can trigger system-wide failures. In the cellular context, one... Read More
How to Taste With Your Arms: Chemotactile Receptors, from Biophysics to Evolution A shrimp pounding against the wall of its tank, as if it knows what is to come. In the opposite corner: an octopus,... Read More
Introduction Kuru, or the laughing disease, was first discovered in the Fore people native to New Guinea. The Fore people upheld a tradition of funerary cannibalism, in which family members would eat the bodies of... Read More