A Match Made in MHC By Theodore Fisher, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020 Source: Pixabay As humans, we have a complex selection process when it comes to mating. Innately, we favor certain physical characteristics, intelligence, and personality, and, societally, tend to consider power and wealth when choosing a partner. But recent evidence has shown that there is more […]
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Australia’s Bushfires: Learning from the burns By Christina McConney Biology, 2021 Source: Flickr Australia has been on fire as of late — literally. In case you haven’t been following the news, Australians have been battling ferocious bushfires, which have ravished around 1.65 million hectares in the state of New South Wales since January 6th, 2020. Firefighters, both Australian
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That’s No Moon… How bacterial “Death Stars” may contribute to the future of drug delivery By Ashley Luo, Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Source: EurekaAlert Drug delivery systems are constantly being developed to improve the delivery of therapeutics in humans. Recent studies have revealed an interesting new lead in this area of research. It may not be a galactic
The Structure Of Species: How organisms are classified By Maya Krause, Environmental Science, 2022 Source: Pixabay In 2019, the California Academy of Sciences added 71 new species to the 1.2 million species already classified. The discoveries this year ranged from Cirrhilabrus wakanda, a reef fish found off the coast of Tanzania named for the fictional
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Structure vs. Agency in Humans: How much control do we really have over our behavior? By Kristen Kilgallen, Psychology, 2022 Source: Pixabay Socialization and social institutions are structural agents that have powerful influence over the human psyche. Humans have evolved as a social, tribal species because our cooperation was beneficial for survival. In modern times,
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The Gender Gap: The most pressing structural engineering problem By Julia Hines, Chemical Engineering, 2021 Source: Pixabay In 1950, when Mary Pottle and three other women started the Society of Women Engineers chapter in Boston, gender discrimination in engineering was rampant. Mary Pottle herself was told that her application from MIT was denied because “[her]
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From Shrooms to Structures By Anushka Biswas, Cell and Molecular Biology, 2023 Source: Pixabay Mycelium (noun): the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a network of fine white filaments, better known as the future of sustainable architecture. With the state of our environment rapidly declining, experts across fields are searching for alternative methods and
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Night of the Living Parasite By Joseph Valenti, Biology, 2023 Source: Pixabay In recent years, knowledge of the “zombie snail” has become near commonplace. They are known to be small, amber snails infected with a parasite called Leucochloridium, which enters the snail through ingestion of bird feces. Once ingested, the parasite begins to grow in the
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Power in Numbers: Unsinkable Raft Made of Fire Ants By Cailey Denoncourt, Bioengineering, 2022 Source: Pixabay In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded southeastern Texas. Accompanying the ensuing high water levels, there were alligators floating through the streets, fish in front yards, and fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, gathered on top of the water. After being displaced from their
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