Shreya Nakhawa

Cell & Molecular Biology // Class of 2023

The quantum probability of genetic mutations

DNA is the genetic information in each of our cells that encodes specific genes and characteristics. Although this source of genetic information seems like something that should be stable and unchanging, it can be influenced by the randomness of physics phenomena, and these resulting genetic changes can drive evolution. Spontaneous genetic mutations, potentially explained by […]

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Alternate realities or malleable memories?

When it comes to our memories, the expression “hindsight is 20/20” isn’t exactly accurate. We’ve all experienced a time when we remembered something wrong, even if we haven’t realized it. In reality, there is a scientific reasoning behind misremembering events. Furthermore, the misinformation effect also acts at a group level, playing an important role in

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