According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020, cancer was responsible for the deaths of almost ten million people worldwide. Such statistics place cancer as a leading cause of death worldwide, second to heart disease. Cancer is when a series of mutations occurs in a cell, resulting in uncontrollable cellular division that eventually leads […]
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Environmental Science
Living in Beaverland: The Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Beavers
Next time you’re flying up to the Portland Jetport and the third rerun of Endgame just isn’t cutting it, look out the window. Much of the northern half of the continent is a sprawling landscape dotted with kettle lakes, winding rivers, and other vestigial scars of a world once drowned in ice. Certainly, of the […]
Math and Physics
The Power of Plant Cells: An Interview with Luis Vidali, PhD
Walking around campus, we are surrounded by plants of various sizes — pines, grass, bushes, mosses. Despite the variety of size and characteristics, all these plants share a similar structure: their cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is the protein fibers found within the liquid cytoplasm of plant cells that maintain and modify their physical structure. It performs […]
Psychology and Neuroscience
Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain
Targeting the MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor (MYC) interaction network in B-cell lymphoma via histone deacetylase 6 inhibition
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020, cancer was responsible for the deaths of almost ten million people worldwide. Such statistics place cancer as a leading cause of death worldwide, second to heart disease. Cancer is when a series of … Read Full Article about Targeting the MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor (MYC) interaction network in B-cell lymphoma via histone deacetylase 6 inhibition
Examining the work of 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate Svante Pääbo
Have you ever wondered how humans lived on Earth before the first major civilizations formed? It turns out that we were not the only hominid species on Earth in those times: other relatives of humans, such as Neanderthals, … Read Full Article about Examining the work of 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate Svante Pääbo
From Crystal Balls to Blue Flies: Death Prediction in the Modern Scientific World
To most people, the phrase “death prediction” conjures distant images of glowing crystal balls, vibrant tarot cards, or the mystical fortune tellers in popular movies like Big and Ghost. Despite the terrifying implications of a finite and predictable death, a … Read Full Article about From Crystal Balls to Blue Flies: Death Prediction in the Modern Scientific World