A Powerful Weapon for Battling Breast Cancer
Cancer begins from a single mutation in a single cell. By the time it is a full-blown tumor, it carries...
The Hottest (and Coldest) Trends This Thanksgiving
Although it can be cooked in a separate pot, stuffing is traditionally cooked right inside the turkey, absorbing the bird’s...
The Science of Dietary Risks
Red wine. Coffee. Dark chocolate. Epidemiologists, doctors, and nutrition scientists are constantly analyzing the good and bad consequences of different...
Biologically-Inspired Engineering
The past few years have seen an increase in robotics inspired by the natural world. These robots are designed to...
This month in DNA repair: the elephant and the prize
Increases in body size and lifespan should theoretically make an animal more prone to DNA replication errors that can produce...
Up and Down: Mars and DNA
Water on Mars! And this time, it’s liquid! Salty water flows on Mars slopes – during “warm seasons” of above...
What Scientists Did This Summer
The breast, or mammary gland, is a unique organ: it’s the only one that develops predominantly after birth – during...
Biomedical Science is Awesome
As I sit at my lab bench, bent over an ice bucket cluttered with FACS tubes, trying to make some...
Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
You can be sure that it’s going to be a fun ride when you pick up a book with an...