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Killing Zika Virus Through T-cells
Using killer T-cells, a researcher takes a shot at eliminating the Zika virus and Dengue fever that plague her native country of Nepal.
“For a woman, really?”
Rutgers University recently hosted the largest Young Women in Bio (YWIB) event ever held in the US and Canada. The message from the panelists was clear: Be motivated, pursue your dreams and be flexible. Opportunities for women in STEM fields are growing.
Treating Hemophilia Using Genetically Modified Lettuce
Researchers are exploring the use of genetically modified lettuce in pills to deliver needed clotting factor to hemophilia patients.
Wanted: Curious Teens Who Love Science and Love To Create
cSw is recruiting students in grades 10, 11 or 12 for roles as writers, editors, graphic designers and social media coordinators. Apply Now!
Platypuses Making a Splash in Diabetes Research
The platypus is a comical, egg-laying mammal with some strange anatomy. Dr. Briony Forbes and her team at the University of Adelaide have discovered a hormone in platypus venom that may hold the key to a long-lasting diabetes treatment.
Notes from the Field
cSw joined visual science communicators, researchers, journalists, and artists for an event focused on visualizing science for analysis, education, and inspiration.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: A New Attempt to Prevent Lyme Disease
What's the back story regarding a failed attempt to prevent Lyme disease? Given the great number of Americans at risk, the public deserves better.
A Specialized Diet A Day Keeps Inflammation at Bay
A lab at Yale is using a fat-based diet to treat painful inflammation in patients whose immune system has gone awry.
See Me for the Person I Am
My speech does not represent my intelligence. I have the same aspirations that any other high school senior has; going to college, getting a job and living a successful life. Everybody is different, but at the same time, we are all the same.
How Creepy-Crawly Maggots Could Someday Save Your Limb
Every 30 seconds, a lower limb is amputated somewhere in the world with 84% of these amputations caused by diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)s. To improve current treatment methods for DFUs, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Max Scott is genetically engineering maggots. These eat away at your skin to save your limbs!