WRITTEN BY HITESHI PATEL Through evolutionary processes, tumor cells have developed many mechanisms that aid in evading the detection of the immune system. For instance, tumors can downregulate the number of antigens (a harmful toxin) it produces as well as create an immunosuppressive microenvironment with
Written by: Alexander Zhang Of the 10 apps that won the $275,000 grand prize for Google’s 2008 Android Development Challenge—among which include a healthy collection of cab-calling apps, photo-editors, and shopping companions—Life360, a simple location-tracker, is by far the most successful in 2020. With over
Written By: Ashley Koca It’s been nearly a year since news outlets were flooded with stories about “partly-alive,” or even “zombie,” pig brains revived post-mortem. April 17, 2019, Yale scientists shook the world with their “Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem,” revealing
Written by: Shreya Mahesh SIR, or the Student Inquiry and Research program, was established in 1989. Sparking curiosity and engagement in various academic fields, students are now given the opportunity to dedicate their Wednesdays, or Inquiry Days, to SIRs, should they choose to do so.
Written By: Ashley Koca For women ailed with mtDNA disease, motherhood may seem out of the question. Though, as of 2017, no longer are energy deficiencies issues as Dr. Valery Zukin of the Nadiya Clinic in Ukraine, along with John Zhang of the New Hope