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By Hongkai WangPosted on

mRNA vaccines: The Savior to Future Pandemics?

Among the three vaccine providers, both Pfizer and Moderna utilized a brand new form of technology known as mRNA vaccines, while J&J opted to develop a traditional viral vector vaccine.

  • Applied Biology
By Elliot JaffePosted on

Cellular Agriculture: The Future of Humane Protein?

But here’s some food for thought: what if instead of raising an entire animal, we grew only the parts meant for consumption?

  • Applied Biology
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 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
By Jessica CascioPosted on

Let’s end the negative rhetoric surrounding GMOs

Often depicted as “Frankenfoods”—monstrous mutant meals cooked up in a laboratory—genetically modified organisms (GMOs) get a pretty bad rap. And unnecessarily so.

  • Applied Biology
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