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Epigenetics: What It Means and Why You Should Care
Fundamental shifts in the way we understand our world and ourselves are rare, and when they do happen it is often with uproar. When discovery of the DNA double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 showed us that all of nature was bound together by a common molecular mechanism, it was assumed [...]
Harry Potter: Why Do Muggles Hate Magic ?
“Knew! Knew! Of course we knew! How could you not be, my dratted sister being what she was? Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off to that — that school — and came home every vacation with her pockets full of frog spawn, turning teacups into rats. I was the only [...]
Is All Fair in Love and Sport?
In the world of competitive sports, one hundredth of a second – the time it takes for lightning to strike – can define an athlete. One hundredth of a second can mean the difference between winning or losing, fame or anonymity, millions of dollars in endorsements or none. Because we handsomely reward strength, speed, and [...]
The Dirt that Solves Global Warming
Introduction By the end of the century, 182 million sub-Saharan Africans could die of disease directly attributable to climate change. By 2030, more than 60 million more Africans will be exposed to malaria if temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius. One-sixth of the world’s population will face water shortages because of the retreating glaciers [1]. Because [...]
Issues in Economic Expansion: Ecotourism in Developing Nations
An analytical look at economic expansion in developing economies through eco-tourism
Texts for Tuberculosis: Enabling Patient Advocacy
A novel way of enabling TB patients to fight against MDR-TB
Medical Innovation: Future Promise of DNA Vaccines
An article analyzing the future potential of DNA based vaccinations.
Extraterrestrial Bases: Evidence of Lunar Water and its Implications for the Future
New evidence of lunar water suggests that humans may have a future home on the surface of the Moon
Climate Change: An Ethical Perspective on Mitigating its Impact
Climate change, the shifting temperature of the earth due to amplified levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) from fossil fuels and deforestation, is currently a topic of heated discussions worldwide. In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations organization, stated that “warming of the climate system is unequivocal” [1]. GHGs persist in [...]
Nervous System Mysteries: The Social Stigma Surrounding Epilepsy
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by sudden seizures, has mystified both patients and researchers alike for years with its baffling neuronal mechanisms and unpredictable nature. Each year, about 200,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed—just as many as breast cancer. Of these 200,000 cases, 70% have no apparent cause
Food Frenzy: Growing Concerns Over Genetically Modified Foods
INTRODUCTION More than ten million farmers planted 252 million acres of genetically-modified (GM) crops in 2006 [1]. From 1996 to 2000, acreage of GM crops globally increased 25-fold [2]. The prevalence and rapid growth of GM crops are accredited to the benefits it provides. Biotechnology companies alter the DNA of crops, either by removing or [...]
MicroRNA as an identifying biomarker for cancer
By Rohit Patil, George Washington University Ulysses S. Grant once explained that the “art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” Cancer is a war, on its own. The patients have to [...]
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