The False Promise of Animal Testing Part 2: Human Organs, Simplified
If we accept the idea that animal models are holding back drug development due to a potential inability to predict safety and efficacy in humans, what can be done to […]
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A Tough Nut to Crack: Navigating Severe Food Allergies and the Search for an Effective Treatment
You walk into the lunchroom, and all sorts of alarms go off in your head. While reaching for utensils you think “What if the last person used this for peanut […]
The False Promise of Animal Testing: Safety and Efficacy
One fact that was drilled into my head while studying biomedical science was how few experimental drugs ever make it past clinical trials. A failure rate of 90% is reported. […]
The roots of your tea
While coffee has seemingly had a cultural renaissance, with independent coffee roasters popping up all over the country, and even the naivest 7 year old being able to spout the […]
Deadly realism, science communication, and dropping out of high school: an interview with Dr. Diana Six
Dr. Diana Six is a professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology at the University of Montana. Dr. Six’s work focuses on bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, climate change, and what these […]
The Three Funketeers: Saving Beer from Traditional Fermentation!
Welcome back beer fans to the second to last article on the Science of Beer. We’ve covered water, grain, hops, and traditional fermentation, but now we’ll focus on wild fermentation, […]
Can you hear me now? Good!
“Tweedly tweedly TWEEE“ “Badum dum dum” “That was good everyone, but can we do one more take?..” Working at a recording studio for a year was the dream job for […]
From Touring Musician to International Mycologist
Dr. M. Cathie Aime is a Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology and Director of the Arthur Fungarium and Kriebel Herbaria at the University of Purdue. Her lab specializes on […]
Capturing Creativity
In the age of increasingly complex problems, many classrooms are starting to incorporate strategies for improving the fluency (quantity), flexibility (diversity) and originality of student ideas. Essentially these teachers are […]
“Are you going to finish that?” – What we know about the psychology of self-control
With the holidays upon us, exercising self-control is the last thing on everyone’s mind, as we are deluged with stimuli to shop, eat, and drink more. For Dr. Michelle […]
