Author: astrastem
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The Driving Force of Medical Progress: Pharmaceutical Innovation and Its Global Reach
Written by Yasmin Tarfi Labouri In the world of healthcare, pharmaceutical innovation is like a powerful, unseen current, constantly pushing medicine to new frontiers and expanding what’s achievable. This kind of innovation isn’t just about labs and test tubes; it touches on a wide array of scientific, medical, economic, and social aspects (IPC Public Debates,…
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CRISPR technology
By Praatah Gandhi Over recent years, one of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs has come in the form of gene editing, specifically CRISPR. Currently, it has the potential to reshape our entire world, running from medicine to agriculture, and it has the power to change the future and fate of humanity. CRISPR was first introduced…
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‘We were girls together’: understanding the neurobiology of social bonding
By Masooma Hyder Baig Introduction The phrase ‘we were girls together’ can be roughly traced from a novel titled ‘Sula’ by Toni Morrison. In recent culture, it has been popularised by a viral picture of a memorial bench in Central Park, New York, dedicated to a woman named Judy from her friend Janice. What causes…
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Baumgartner’s Stratospheric Odyssey
By Meheru Alaspure “Sometimes you have to go up to understand how small you are. I’m coming home now.” – Felix Baumgartner (Howorth, 2022) It took us 38. 969 ����, a team of aerospace engineers and medical professionals, a balloon thinner than your sandwich wrapper, and an Austrian daredevil to break the sound barrier and become supersonic. On…
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ATRAIL FIBRILLATION
By Masooma Hyderbaig Introduction Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterised by uncoordinated electrical cardiac activity resulting in an irregular and rapid heartbeat. This article delves into the classification, pathology and categories of arrhythmias in addition to the treatment and management of AF. Arrhythmias are classified into three main groups: Pathology…
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Evaluating Starchy Electrophoretic Gel Alternatives to Agarose Industry Gold Standard
By Bryan D. Milstead Abstract Gel electrophoresis is a common laboratory technique for various applications regarding the separation and subsequent evaluation of biomacromolecules (ThermoFisher Scientific, n.d.). Additionally, agarose gel electrophoresis is widely considered to be the “most effective” way in which scientists can separate DNA fragments across variegated base pair quantities (namely, 100 bp to…
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CRISPR and the Future of Nutrition: Editing Our Way to a Healthier World
By Elizabeth Valdes Over 2 billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, a condition known as hidden hunger. These deficiencies—especially in essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A, iron, and zinc—lead to severe health consequences, including impaired cognitive development, weakened immune systems, and increased maternal mortality. In this global crisis, scientists are turning to cutting-edge…
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A Helium Bubble of Breakthroughs: Analyzing the BARREL (Balloon Array for Radiation-belt Relativistic Electron Losses) Mission
By Bryan D. Milstead Across decades of innovation, NASA has created some truly amazing apparatuses to drive forward the initiative for space discovery. For example, the “SLS” (Space Launch System) comprises a plethora of dome sections, rings, & is even covered with an orange spray-on foam to insulate its cryogenic propellants (Mohon, 2024, para. 5).…
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Dark Matter Halos: Cusps, Cores and Scaffolds
By Meheru Alaspure Galaxies are a plethora of light and baryonic matter that are intertwined through the Tully-Fisher relation, but the composition of these spiral galaxies goes beyond what can be seen. This unseen introduces us space enthusiasts to a world of non-baryonic matter and halos, something that claims 70% of our universe’s mass. We…
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Immunology, Our Defences Against Superbugs
By Low Xun He Keefe ABSTRACT The rise of superbug cases in the last few decades and its impact on our immunology has been a hot topic of debate with many global researchers, scientists and healthcare professionals having varied outlooks on the vulnerability of humankind to such strains of bacteria. The concept of superbugs and…
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