Keeping Common Species Common
They attack the planet on all fronts: on land, in the sea, and in the air, non-native species are crowding out native populations and disrupting ecosystems all over the world. In most instances, the...
Gotta Catch Em’ All
A Revolution in Viral Screening Ebola, SARS, HIV, H1N1. Sound familiar? They should. These are the four viruses that triggered some of the most deadly epidemics in the past decade, spreading across the...
Silent Actors in the Immune System
A recent study published in the Journal for Infectious Disease found a potential explanation for the decline in immune response found in the elderly population. The culprit: telomeres. To clarify, telomeres...
Wearable Devices
The Beginning of a New Era of Healthcare “Thump! Thump! Thump!” she can hear her heart beat faster as she runs. Her smart watch shows her heart rate increasing over time. After she comes back from her run...
Dieselgate 2015
Everything You Need to Know about the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal On Friday, September 18th, the Environmental Protection Agency made a surprising announcement – Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” cars...
Why Alcohol and Medications Don’t Mix
How exactly does alcohol interact with other drugs in the body? It might be tempting to think of each alcohol-drug interaction as a chemical reaction between ethanol and the drug molecules in question. As it...
Armor, Heal Thyself
How NASA and Michigan chemists teamed up to make a material that bleeds, and heals In the recent Matt Damon film, The Martian, the astronauts repeatedly find themselves in situations where only a thin wall...