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Biotechnology is quickly becoming one of the most prominent fields in science: biotech companies are getting bigger, their products... Read More
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Having trouble sifting the media and the real versions of health care? In this post I write about some amazing, humbling opportunities for pre-med students to discover more about the field. Read More
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Following an optimal diet during pregnancy and taking prenatal vitamins religiously may not be enough to stave off lifelong debilitating conditions in offspring. Read More
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Recent breakthroughs in scientific methods have allowed researchers to study thin segments of the cerebral cortex, as pioneered by UCSD neuroscientist, Dr. Eric Courchesne. In a collaboration with the Allen Institute of Brain Science... Read More
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A movie review of Gattaca and the possible consequences of becoming masters of our own fates. Read More
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Researchers have developed a new tool to take the genomes of two separate human individuals and combine them to create a hypothetical embryo. No actual life is created and no physical embryo exists. Read More
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Doing poorly or being inefficient? Sleep may be your silent purpetrator. Read More
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Imagine if we could take a hardened criminal–a murderer, for example–and alter their brain in a way that would allow them to be rehabilitated and become a moral and valuable... Read More