First Woman in the World Cured of HIV
After receiving a stem cell transplant involving umbilical cord blood, an American, mixed-race patient has become the first woman and third person ever to be cured of HIV. In June…
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James Webb Telescope Reaches Final Destination, L2
The James Webb telescope is a 10 billion dollar observatory spacecraft used to examine other planets’ atmospheres to see if they are habitable, or possibly already inhabited. It reached its…
How to Speak IMSA: A Guide to the IMSA Iceberg
May 25, 2021. A monumental day for the IMSA community. On this fateful summer morning, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy student William McClain made an astonishing post on the Facebook…
Inside Look: The Office of Enrollment Management Systems With Executive Director Glenn Engelberg
Every student at IMSA has to go through the application process, the waiting period, and the excitement and nerves of finally finding out that they got in! But, what happens…
Heart Research Advancement: Biohybrid Fish Made from Human Stem Cells
Harvard University and Emory University recently collaborated to create the first biohybrid fish from human cardiac cells. This fully autonomous, artificial fish appears to swim, mimicking biophysical characteristics of a…
Measuring Resonances: JILA Optical Lattice Clock
Physicists from JILA, a research institute cofounded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, have reported developments in the use of ultracold…