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Buzzing about Modified Mosquito Behavior

March 4, 2019

You know that characteristic buzzing and that itchy feeling that comes with a mosquito bite. As you scratch your new bite, you may wonder exactly […]
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How the Tick Immune System Works

December 20, 2018

What’s up with Ticks? Ticks transmit more than 10 different human diseases. The most common is Lyme disease. It’s estimated that bites mostly from the […]
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Flesh-Eating Disease is Worse than it Sounds

May 22, 2018

Necrotizing Fasciitis or, as it is more commonly known, flesh-eating disease is a rare but deadly infection of the skin and soft tissues. It infects […]
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What is Climate?

March 5, 2018

Climate and weather seem like they’re two words for the same thing, but they actually have two different meanings. The word weather refers to the air […]
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My Falling Walls Experience

December 11, 2017

It’s 9am and I’m freaking out. 45 minutes. I have 45 minutes before the stage that I’m staring at is all mine. 45 minutes before I […]
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Why Haven’t We Cured HIV yet?

Posted on September 7, 2016

Millions of people in the world are living with HIV. Scientists have been researching this virus for over 30 years and all we have are subpar treatments. Why is that the best we have? Why haven’t we cured HIV yet?

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Buzzing about Modified Mosquito Behavior

How the Tick Immune System Works

Flesh-Eating Disease is Worse than it Sounds

What is Climate?

My Falling Walls Experience