Cloning is evolving from sci-fi movies into laboratories. The idea of creating life — or even creating products of life — has always enticed humanity. Despite this fascination, the concept of cloning; whether of cells, animals, or humans; still fills most with unease and even disgust. Despite its unsettling connotations, billions of dollars have been […]
DMT earned its nickname as the “spirit molecule” in the 1990s when over half of Dr. Rick Strassman’s research subjects vocalized experiencing something extraordinary. His experimentation had initially concerned the physiological effects of the molecule, but he couldn’t ignore its inherent psychoactive influences after about 200 of his participants reported undergoing a “religious” transformation with
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If you come home from concerts with disheveled hair, a leather jacket, and neck pain, chances are you are a headbanging metalhead. Whether you listen to Led Zeppelin or obscure Turkish death metal, headbanging is a form of musical appreciation common for artists and fans. Can rocking too hard cause brain injury? Crowds are connected
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Modern scientists rely heavily on cell culture in laboratories to understand how cells work in order to provide possible cures for diseases. Brain cells are some of the most difficult cells to study simply because there’s a lack of access. Scientists have been able to grow brain cells previously by use of induced pluripotent stem
A salmon’s life begins with death. Hundreds of miles inland, adult salmon swim against fierce currents, passing hundreds of predators to reach the stream they were born in. There, they spawn and lay thousands of eggs in nests, called redds. For eggs to hatch and new life to begin, mature salmon commit themselves to death
Northeastern, one of the best schools in the country for experiential learning, is also well-known for its wide variety of clubs. From intramural sports to the Cheese Club, there are many student organizations encompassing a wide variety of niche interests. However, what about one where students can talk about fossils and prehistoric life … as
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There’s nothing quite like the brilliant shifting color of a butterfly’s wings. Humans have long been fascinated by the dynamic properties of anything that sparkles – gemstones, the feathers of a hummingbird, the scales of a fish. What makes this elusive property of nature so unique is not only the colors that it exhibits but
Science is indisputable, empirical, objective. Or at least, it’s supposed to be. The practice of science is methodical; designed to produce universally accurate knowledge. Ironically, there is a long and nuanced history of the cross-cultural approaches to science and knowledge. Science is, in other words, uniquely plagued in epistemology. Science does not have to be
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Like the bottom of the ocean, major depressive disorder (MDD) is widespread, often dangerous, and yet largely shrouded in mystery. MDD impacts about 5% of the population — 280 million people worldwide — and its symptoms include the lack of ability to feel pleasure, extreme fatigue, and sleep and appetite disturbances. These symptoms cannot be
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