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Should I go to Graduate School?
For those who are in their last year at college, now comes the time when you have to decide whether to join the workforce or whether to delay the inevitable with 2-5 more years of graduate school. It might sound…
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Cancer and Obesity
Disclaimer: I support the body positive community, as in I donโt think people should be made to feel bad about how they look or be treated poorly based on their size or appearance (why canโt we all be nice to…
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Research 101: DNA
Talking about DNAโฆseems like such a simple topic, right? Well, using DNA in a lab is not as straightforward as it may seem. A lot of information that is published relies on DNA in different contexts. I thought it would…
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Diets and Medicine Working Together
If you have been following me for any amount of time, you might know my opinion on the use of diet/supplements to treat cancer. If you donโt know, Iโll save you some time โ I think itโs a waste of…
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Naked Mole Rats: Models for Cancer and Aging
Do naked mole rats hold the answers to cancer prevention and aging? Their genes don’t create faulty cells the way ours do. Originally published on massivesci.com Naked mole rats are not winning an animal beauty contest any time soon. Eduard…
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Is Cancer Prevention a Futile Pursuit?
We can detect and treat it better than ever, but preventing cancer is still far out of reach. The search for clues has led researchers to study animals who don’t develop cancer at all. Originally published on massivesci.com Doctors and…
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Blogoween: Skeleton Hands Gone Wrong
Happy Halloween everybody! I managed to make blog posts for 3/5 of my Halloween content posts on Instagram, so Iโm happy with how that turned out (regardless of how short and messy they may be). Perhaps next year Iโll be more…
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Blogoween: The Science of Ghosts
Akin to witchcraft, the lore surrounding ghosts has persisted over centuries. Unexplained creaks of floorboards, foggy images in peripheral visions, the sudden slamming of doors โ all of these are common in ghost sightings. Today, ghost hunters and TV shows…
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Blogoween: Science and Witchcraft
Iโm writing this on a whim โ yes, me, not debating an idea for months and waiting another few weeks to write about it – because witchcraft seems relevant at this time. Amazing, I know. Of course, since it is…
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Brand Ambassador Scientist
The concept of social media โinfluencersโ is still a relatively new one. Just a few years ago the idea of someone making a living wage by posting pictures on an app would have been laughable. Now, itโs a thriving, competitive…
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