Written By: Jack Zhong Edited By: Josephine McGowan Every year, a lucky turkey gets pardoned, and his many friends end up on the tables of many families… Read more “It Wasn’t the Turkey!”
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Rise of the Electric Car
Written by: Jack Zhong Edited by: Josephine McGowan Cars are an essential part of modern American life. Yet, unfortunately, they are also one of the primary sources… Read more “Rise of the Electric Car”
Nobel Prize Winners Herald Natural-Based Medicines
Written By: Jack Zhong Edited By: Josephine McGowan On October 6, 2015, the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology was awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura… Read more “Nobel Prize Winners Herald Natural-Based Medicines”
Genetically Engineering Our Future
Scientists today use biotechnology to insert and remove genes, altering characteristics in various organisms. This process of “genetic engineering” involves manipulating an organism’s genome—the collection of genetic… Read more “Genetically Engineering Our Future”
A Promising Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?
By: Jack Zhong Edited By: Josephine McGowan Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the US, and yet, it has no known cures, prevention… Read more “A Promising Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease?”
Artificial Intelligence: Creating our own extinction?
By: Jack Zhong Edited By: Hsin-Pei Toh While we are nowhere close to creating a human brain, we humans have successfully created artificial ones in the form of… Read more “Artificial Intelligence: Creating our own extinction?”
The Case for Mars
By: Ruicong (Jack) Zhong Editor: Arianna Winchester With the release of many thought-provoking science fiction movies on space exploration, such as Interstellar, many people have begun to wonder… Read more “The Case for Mars”