The Delicate Immunology of the Testes
At first glance, sperm appear to be relatively unremarkable cells churned out by the body. They are small, stripped of most cellular machinery, and produced in staggeringly large numbers –...
Peto’s Paradox: Why Don’t Whales Get Cancer?
Cancer is often described as a uniquely human tragedy. But it isn’t. Cancer affects nearly every class of vertebrate and is especially common in mammals. It is, in many ways,...
The Story of Ozempic
Drug discovery is a game of long odds: only one in ten thousand lab discoveries survives the gauntlet from benchtop to prescription pad. Stranger still is the fate of a...
Artistic Involvement in Scientific Breakthroughs
According to Pablo Picasso, “Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.” Art in its very nature does not provide an accurate depiction of reality. In fact, oftentimes, it...