The circular economy of human anatomical waste
Every time I vacuum, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of hair and dust scattered around my apartment. The human body produces considerable amounts of waste, even if...
Manipulating Metabolism: An Interview with Dr. Michael St. Paul
Nutrient-limited, hypoxic, and acidic - the microenvironment of solid tumors is like a battlefield for effector T cells. What can be done to allow T cells to survive such a...
Evolution of Technology in Breast Cancer Treatment
References: Mortality rate for women with breast cancer: https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.htmlGenome sequencing costs: https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/DNA-Sequencing-Costs-Data
Lost in Translation
Presenting at virtual meetings has become the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic for science researchers, although it can be disconcerting to experience. Digital platforms may inadvertently obscure important physical cues...
Picking Apart Peto’s Paradox
If every cell has the potential to accumulate DNA mutations, then statistically speaking, larger animals should have an increased risk of cancer. So how does an elephant with trillions of...
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