Written by Margaret Wei New biology elective classes, Pathophysiology, Cancer Biology, and Biology of Behavior, have recently become IMSA upperclassmen favorites. The addition of these classes were aimed to further students’ knowledge from the required core classes: Scientific Inquiries Biology and Advanced Biological Systems. These
Written by: Rishitha Boddu In recent years, criminal investigation shows have risen to popularity — some well known ones being CSI, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and the classic Sherlock. Even novels such as Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie’s, and of course, Sherlock have been fan favorites,
Written by Margaret Wei Stem cells have been increasing in popularity in research in recent years due to their pluripotency. Stem cells are at first unspecialized, but have the capacity to develop into specialized cells — hence their valued versatility when it comes to research.
Written by: Erin Yoo Seventy million people suffered and are suffering through it (World Health Organization, n.d.a.). Thirty-three million people died from it (World Health Organization, n.d.a). In the U.S., about four hundred new cases emerged out of every thousand people every year from 2000-2015
Written by Gloria Wang Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a branch of AI that deals specifically with the communication between computers and people using human language. But aside from being able to understand languages like English, Chinese, and German, NLP algorithms are now able to
Modelling Artificial Intelligence After the Human Brain Artificial Intelligence (AI) simulates the process of learning that humans undergo when observing their surroundings. The software allows machines not only to process and store knowledge, but also to solve problems and make predictions of the future based
by Phyllis Shen Sending Information Through Touch Recent developments in technology have allowed people to scan objects without contact. For example, contactless payments have allowed grocery shoppers to pay using a credit or debit card without their card touching any surfaces, which has been a
Written By: Osayenmwen Omozusi There are 1100 species of bats worldwide, with 40 species in the United States alone. Though small in physical size, bats have a large footprint, making up one-quarter of the world’s mammals (“Amazing Facts”, 2019). Bats can find their prey in
Written By: Kaylee Zhou The pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, have partnered together and are officially starting to roll out their FDA-approved COVID vaccine. Pfizer launched the start of their Phase III clinical trial in July 2020, which had around 37,000 participating members. On November
Written by Gloria Wang From hundreds of millions of private investment to grand claims about a computing revolution, quantum computing has changed people’s approach to the future of technology, and rightfully so. Just this month, a team of researchers in China have developed and tested