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Month: October 2020

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By Calla ReedPosted on

A 2020 Sick Day: COVID-19, the Flu, or the Common Cold?

So, what are the differences between influenza, COVID-19, and the seasonal Common Cold? What are the similarities?

  • Applied Biology
By Madeline KingPosted on

Explaining CRISPR: The Genetic Scissors that Won the Nobel Prize

While modifying the genes within cells used to be a difficult, time-intensive task, the CRISPR genetic scissors make it possible to change the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms with acute precision over a much shorter time period.

  • Applied Biology
By Supriyo RanaPosted on

Gait Sensing Smartphone Technology Shows Promise in Reducing Alcohol-Related Incidents on College Campuses

Fortunately, scientists are working on a new way to determine intoxication: by looking at gait, or the way you walk.

  • Technology & Entrepreneurship
By Wesley DongPosted on

What impact does climate change have on the California fires?

With the increasing number and frequency of these natural calamities, we’re faced with two critical questions: how does climate change impact these catastrophes and how much of that impact is driven by humans?

  • Environmental & Earth Sciences
By Hanwen FengPosted on

The Sunshine Vitamin

If there was a clear way to improve health with no medical costs, would you take it? Using vitamin D, through sunlight, the human body can do just that at no charge.

  • Applied Biology
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