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Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. As machine learning algorithms continue to increase in accuracy, their clinical applications have gained more and more interest, as machine
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Image courtesy of Max Pixel. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in many countries, scientists are continuing to look for new methods of treating the respiratory
Image courtesy of Flickr. While scientists have tirelessly worked to understand SARS-CoV-2’s mechanism of infection and pathogenesis, much is still unknown. To design an effective
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In a study published in Nature Medicine, scientists at Stanford used single cell RNA sequencing to study changes in RNA
Image courtesy of Audrey Steinkamp. Imagine mindlessly digging into the ground and suddenly finding a fossil of a never-before-seen species. For some, such an experience
Photo courtesy of Ellie Gabriel Our archaeological record of evolution is dotted with a few key events, such as life’s emergence from water to land
You have most likely seen them before: surfaces such as coatings on medical devices that claim to have anti-bacterial properties, killing germs that land on
When we take a drug, it flows through our bloodstream before entering the cells in our bodies–where the action happens. Most drugs that are currently
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