Eric Sha | October 28, 2022 Our understanding of how to treat and prevent the COVID-19 virus has grown continuously throughout the pandemic. One of…
One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward: Exposing Scientific Misconduct in Alzheimer’s Research
Tiffany Zhou | October 24, 2022 In the summer of 2022, Matthew Schrag, a neuroscientist at Vanderbilt University, came forward with reports of potential research…
The End to Animal Toxicology Research is in Sight
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Can Genes be Medication?
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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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.