Written by: Erin Yoo *This article was researched, created, and written from mid-April to late-May of 2020. Statistics and stories are in accordance with such. Global pandemics aren’t supposed to happen. Countries have created and strengthened their disease control organizations, conducted virology research, and designed
Written By: Shreya Mahesh It’s not common for high school students to have the opportunity to do work at the level of college students. Dr. Dong’s IMSA-CMS SIR allows students to perform particle physics data analysis with CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) at CERN in Fermilab.
Written by: Ashley Koca Antibiotic resistance has become a plague of its own, affecting millions and killing thousands. Thomas Jefferson University scientists have developed a new way to combat such detriment, utilizing m1 G37-tRNA methylation to cease the production of bacterial membrane-building proteins. The root
Written by Erin Yoo America’s favorite insect is going extinct. Small but significant, fireflies are cherished throughout America and the Western hemisphere. There’s a reason that movies, characters, companies, and conventions are named and branded after fireflies instead of other insects, such as cockroaches. The
Written by JuWon Park Coronavirus is an umbrella term that describes viruses that is round and is surrounded by spiky proteins. They are a large family of viruses that cause various diseases, ranging from the common cold to SARS. This virus is more categorized for
Written by JuWon Park Hypoglycemia, a condition caused by low blood glucose levels, is usually an indicator of other health problems. The most common cause of this condition is as a side effect of diabetes treatment (“Hypoglycemia,” n.d.). Blood sugar levels can be tested with
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.