by: Isabel Marchand Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown are all recognizable names at the frontlines of the current debates regarding race relations and racism in America, representing a new wave of a push for civil rights. At such a pivotal time in our country’s history, issues regarding race are consistently on the front […]
How to be a Mind Reader: Brain-Computer Interface Gives a Voice to Those Who Cannot Speak
by: Katerina Furman Until now, mind-reading seemed like a distant fantasy. However, with the new Brain Computer Interface developed by the BioX scientists of Stanford University, it has become a feasible reality. The brand new technology directly reads brain signals to type out words as they are thought. The interface is working on methods of […]
Hope for Prion Research: A New Cell-Model to Study Prions
by: Kathyna Thai The Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea practiced cannibalism of the deceased as a way to “return the life force among the living”. The first documented cases of a disease relating to cannibalism erupted here in the 1950s. Individuals experiencing uncontrollable tremors, painful headaches, and unsteady gait were reported as having “Kuru”. […]
Beyond Bug Bites: Analyzing the Routes of Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus
by: Sasha Narain Since May 2015, it is estimated that up to 1.3 million people in Brazil alone have been infected with Zika virus (ZIKV). Zika was initially isolated in Uganda in the 1940s in mosquitoes and monkeys. Beginning in 2015, this little-known disease quickly spread throughout tropical climate regions, ranging from South and Central […]