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REJUVENATION AND REPAIR: HOW STEM CELLS ARE CHANGING …

WEBThe answer lies in our DNA, the genetic code that contains the information each cell needs to carry out its function. If you take a hair cell and a heart cell and …

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BIOLOGY'S NEXT TOP MODEL: ORGANOIDS — The Dish on Science

WEBHuman beings make for great scientists, but crummy biological test subjects. Think about it for a minute—if you were a researcher, how would you study an organism …

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SAFE AND EFFECTIVE

WEBSo now we have 100 values of effectiveness. The average of these values is 94%, but there is a range, with some parallel universes coming up with values less than …

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CANCER GENETICS & EPIGENETICS — The Dish on Science

WEBCancer — it’s one of the most prevalent health conditions in the United States, affecting an estimated 15.3 million people according to the National Cancer …

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THE FRUITS OF RESEARCH: THE TRUTH ABOUT VITAMIN C AND …

WEBAbsorbing iron from plant sources and balancing our iron stores 4. Producing adrenaline and norepinephrine. Antioxidant protection 5. Healing wounds 5. Boosting the …

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GENOME SEQUENCING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

WEBDNA consists of long sequences of nucleotides (A's, C's, G's, and T's), which when "read" by our cells, instructs everything our cells make and do. Our spit …

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOU'RE HYDRATED

WEBYou've probably heard: if your urine is lemonade color or lighter, you're hydrated 1. This color could change depending on whether you take certain …

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CHICKENPOX TO SHINGLES: YOUNG TO OLD AND HOW …

WEBThe rash is preceded by pain, itching and/or tingling anywhere from one to five days before the rash appears. 9 While the chickenpox rash only lasts about a week, …

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DISGUST: YOUR BEHAVIORAL IMMUNE SYSTEM — The Dish on …

WEBDisgust also affects the immune system, making it stronger in order to better protect us from pathogen invasion 6,7 . In addition, disgust and avoidance behaviors are …

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APPENDIX: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR

WEBIn fact, bacteria and fungal cells outnumber our cells at least 3 to 14. The appendix has two functions that aid our immune system to keep us healthy: First, it …

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WEBHuman beings make for great scientists, but crummy biological test subjects. Think about it for a minute—if you were a researcher, how would you study an organism that is …

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ANTI-VAXX ATTACKS — The Dish on Science

WEBVaccination is the most important thing we can do to end the COVID-19 pandemic, yet vaccination rates in the United States are stagnating 1,2.Although access …

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FINDING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH — The Dish on Science

WEBThe key to our youth lies in the health of our cells. The reason we don’t live forever is because the cells that make up our tissues and organs have a limited number …

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GRAINS OF TRUTH: WHO ACTUALLY NEEDS TO GO GLUTEN FREE

WEBThese villi increase the surface area of your small intestine by about 30x to increase how much you can absorb from your food. In people with CD, the villi are …

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QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF ANTI-VACCINE SENTIMENT ON …

WEBBACKGROUND. Anti-vaccine sentiment is as old as vaccination itself. In 1801, Edward Jenner published his results of the success of his early experiments on …

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BABY FACE(BOOK) — The Dish on Science

WEBThe problem is that these campaigns work.Anti-vaxxer social media accounts have attracted more than 7.8 million new followers since 2019 14, upping the total count …

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WHY DO DOGS EAT POOP

WEBAn estimated 16% of domesticated dogs eat poop 1.According to Merriam-Webster the medical definition of this behavior is “the eating of feces that is normal …

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SCIENTISTS RESTRICTING THEIR OWN RESEARCH: THE …

WEBIn the 1970s, scientists finally used all this knowledge to make custom pieces of DNA, which some critics deemed “playing God" 1. Image 1: First gene-editing …

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