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Perfecting the Rabies Vaccine Formula
By Sarea Nizami You may often associate the word “rabies” with dogs. But, did you know that 70% of rabies infections among humans in the United States are because of bats? In the United States, rabies is much more prevalent among wildlife than domestic animals. Thanks to pet vaccination programs, dogs don’t have to worry…
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The mysterious culprit of cancer
By Joshua Wu Cancer, often described as the emperor of all maladies, is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and proliferation. Cancer is expected to cause the death of 606,520 Americans this year, according to the American Cancer Society’s 2020 Facts & Figures. Due to the variety of cell types from which cancers…
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In a galaxy far, far away…extragalactic oxygen sighted for the first time
By Nanda Nayak On June 27th 2019, Matty Roberts listened to an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, where conspiracy theorist Bob Lazar talked about aliens hidden in a United States Air Force facility. Roberts, inspired by the podcast, decided to jokingly create a Facebook event, and so the Area 51 raid ––…
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The unique journey of finding a cure for HIV
By Nicole Xu HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is a tedious, lifelong disease. It spreads through bodily fluids and attacks the immune system, specifically the T cells, so that the body can no longer protect itself from other infections. There is no official cure for HIV, but treatment usually involves a continuous prescription of…
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Skincare: how much should we really care?
By Stephanie Jue Skincare has become all the rage –– Vogue skincare routines plaster YouTube homepages and bottles of similarly-branded products advertising the same age-reducing effects line the shelves of local stores. It seems like brands are always coming up with more and more permutations of the same ingredients you might religiously rub into your…