Author: Saharsh Satheesh
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Lab-Grown Food and the Environment
With the importance of resource conservation becoming apparent in recent years, companies are beginning to experiment with lab-grown meat to make it a viable alternative to animal meat. Scientists are also beginning to examine the emergence of lab-grown meat and consider the benefits and detriments of this rapidly growing alternative.
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An Overview of Parkinson’s Disease and Treatments
Affecting over 60,000 Americans yearly, Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative condition that deteriorates the neurons in one’s brain. Early signs of Parkinson’s Disease include slight tremors and stiffness in the muscles. Research into Parkinson’s Disease in recent years has uncovered many possible treatments.
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Green Practices: Whose Responsibility Is It
Modern society emphasizes the importance of conservation of resources and sustainable development, instilling these virtues from a young age for the betterment of society. However, in what ways beyond simply awareness could the movement towards conservation be encouraged?
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River Pollution: Endocrine Disruptors, Eutrophication, and Solutions
River pollution and water pollution, in general, has become a major focus of the public in recent decades. In fact, just this month, a fire broke out in the Gulf of Mexico following a gas leak. These events can be environmentally destructive, and…
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A Brief Overview of Telomeres
For centuries, scientists have pondered about the human body and the structures that make us who we are. In recent decades, advances in genetics have helped us understand more about the human genome and the processes by which we are able to live.
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Prions and Associated Diseases
In the last thirty years, a significant finding in the world of medicine was the discovery of prions. Essentially, prions are misfolded proteins that can cause neurodegenerative diseases. One of the earliest cases of a prion-caused disease was scrapie, a disease afflicting sheep.
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Mitosis and the Cell Cycle
The cell cycle is a process most cells go through that ultimately results in a cell dividing into two daughter cells. Although it may sound like a relatively simple process, every step of the process is very complex.
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A Glimpse Into The Origin and Discovery of Viruses
Viruses are microscopic organisms, smaller than bacteria, that are only capable of reproducing in a host. With viruses being so different, the question arises: how did they come to be in the first place? Did they evolve from another organism?
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Possibility of Life on Venus – Phosphine and Microbial Life
Since the dawn of history, mankind has been on the search for signs of life outside of Earth. Until recently, in the search for answers to life outside of Earth, Venus was largely overlooked, but a fascinating, recent finding could unleash and spark future studies on our neighboring planet.
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