By Isabella Saira, Fall 2020. Understanding the structure and function of the fundamental molecules required for life is a task scientists have been trying to achieve for generations. Part of the daunting task of decoding who we are at the molecular level is finding...

By Jared Siegel, Fall 2019. On October 17th of 2017, the Pan-STARRS1 telescope identified a small, peculiar object moving past the Earth. After analyzing the object’s extreme speed and its steep angle of inclination, researchers concluded that the object was not...

By Alex Qi, Fall 2019. According to The Oxford Companion to the English Language, a metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two objects or ideas, usually suggesting a likeness between them [1]. A scientific theory, on the other hand, is defined...

By Palash Goiporia, Fall 2019. Last month’s announcement of the closure of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant continues a worrying trend for nuclear energy in the United States. The Pennsylvania based nuclear fission reactor that infamously partially melted down some...

By Corinne Stonebraker, Fall 2019. Proprioception, the ability to sense one’s self-movement and body position, and control signals from the motor cortex are used to guide goal-directed, motor behaviors. In the field of neuroprosthetic technology, there is a...

By Malaika Mathias, Fall 2019. Everybody is different. We hear it all the time. Each of our bodies respond differently to the food we eat, changes in weather, and even to medical treatments. So why do we all continue to take the same medicines, if we are all different...

By Nikhil Kumar, Fall 2019. Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are living organisms that have been genetically engineered or altered by inserting foreign genes from other plants or animals into their genetic code. This gives the original organism properties...

By Jack Osborn, Fall 2019. The effects of intestinal hyperpermeability on Alzheimer’s Disease pathogenesis are not clearly understood. In previous studies that investigated the pathophysiology of leaky gut, the syndrome has been associated with endotoxemia, whereby...

By Ryan Choi, Fall 2019. Throughout human history, death has been a sudden event, hitting at the most unexpected of times. It is unpredictable, and an individual who is healthy today could be dead tomorrow. Until the 19th century, life expectancy hovered around 40,...

By Emaan Moshin, Fall 2019. In most research facilities, the use of mice has become second nature in order to study the human body. Whether it is isolating mouse organs to observe the effects of a mutated gene or analyzing the impact a new medicine can have on curing...

By William Cerny, Fall 2019. On May 25th, 2019, keen-eyed observers in the Northern Hemisphere witnessed a truly spectacular sight: dozens of bright, fuzzy objects, one after another, forming a dazzling ‘train’ in the night sky.  Remaining visible for far longer than...

By Rose Cytryn, Fall 2019. A combination of amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, Adderall, or ‘addy’ is an addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. Traditionally, Adderall is prescribed to people dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...