The hidden “quarks” of birds: How quantum physics guides migration
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Biology
The Evolution Of CRISPR
CRISPR-Cas, without a doubt, is a buzzword in the modern scientific community. It holds immense potential, above all else, to implement change within medicine and by extension people, policy, and the world. However current the potential of CRISPR-Cas may seem, the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas system dates back almost 40 years. The focus now applied
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Human Connectome Project
Thirteen years ago, scientists of the NIH embarked on a journey to do the seemingly impossible: create a map of the human brain. They coined this undertaking the Human Connectome Project (HCP). This crusade is nothing new to the field. Starting with Santiago Ramón y Cajal, who discovered intricate neuronal networks in the late 1800s
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Resequencing of the human genome
Spanning thirteen years, six countries, and hundreds of experts, the completion of the Human Genome Project marked one of the greatest scientific feats in the past century. The landmark scientific effort comprehensively sequenced 3.2 billion nucleotide base pairs and accounted for 92% of the human genome by the time the project ended in 2003. Today,
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Nature’s miracles: Hippocampi
There is no doubt that seahorses are fascinating creatures. Ranging from the size of a pine nut to nearly a foot long, sporting funky colors and an aura of mythicism, they have long been a source of wonder to human civilizations. Scientists find them intriguing for a host of reasons — their elongated, suction-like snout,
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