Written By: Manya Davis Designer babies are created by genetically modifying the DNA of an embryo to influence the expression of desired genes. Currently, scientists are exploring the broad applications that CRISPR, a tool used for editing genomes, has on the advancement of designer babies.
Written by: Abhinav Anne The human brain is an extraordinary organ, capable of complex cognitive processes that underpin our everyday lives. Among these processes, memory stands as one of the most crucial and fascinating, shaping our identities, relationships, and understanding of the world. Memory, in
Written by: Chad Park Global warming is a real threat, and one of the primary causes is carbon dioxide. The Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide levels, have risen over 90% since the 1970s, reaching a record high of 417.06 parts per million (ppm)
Written by: Aditya Hansoty Gene editing is a form of genetic engineering in which DNA can be inserted into or deleted from the genome of a living organism. In 2012, George Church, Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, and Feng Zhang, were successful in complexing the CRISPR-Cas9
Written by: Claudia Kowal Extremophiles are organisms that survive under extreme conditions, living in places we once thought were uninhabitable- like acidic hot springs or arctic tundras. Different types of extremophiles can live in different types of environments, including those with an extreme pH (acidic
Written by: Shiqi Cheng How do our brains develop? When do we begin to have thoughts? Is there a beginning to the notion and consciousness, and if so, when does it start? Recent research has shown that about four or five months after conception, a
Written by Margaret Wei For over 40 years, scientists have been perplexed by the phenomenon of the uncanny valley—the feeling of uneasiness and eeriness a humanoid evokes as it approaches human resemblance, but fails to do so. The concept was first introduced in 1970
Written by: Anisha Kolambe Since the arrival of the industrial era in the 18th century, pollution and climate have become matters of increasing concern. Although metals are naturally found on earth’s crust, anthropogenic (human-caused) activity has increased the concentrations of various heavy metals exposed
Written By: Samuel Go Phage therapy is a method of treating bacterial infections by using bacteriophages, which are viruses that specifically target and kill bacteria from certain strains or species. It is a promising new field of antibacterial treatments because it doesn’t face the problem
Written by: Jack Morby Thousands of people are living with a severe cardiological issue and are waiting for a heart to be donated. Often, these people never receive a transplant operation and die waiting. Because of the large need for healthy donated organs, researchers have