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Collins Kariuki, Biological Sciences

Bilingualism in Cognition: The Cognitive Advantage

Collins Kariuki, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure 1: Map showing multilingual nations. Purple indicates nations that have more than one official language, green indicates nations with one official…

Frankie Carr ‘22, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021

How the Plague Changed Us

Frankie Carr, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure 1: An image of the Yersinia pestis bacterium that caused the Black Plague. The image was taken using a scanning electron…

Bile Acid-Induced Satiety to Treat Obesity

Isabelle Wilson, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure 1: Diagram of the effects of bile acids on decreased food intake. Bile acids from the digestive system bind to TGR-5…

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Increased Sensitivity of Brain’s Immune System Linked to Psychosis

Isabelle Wilson, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure 1: Diagram of KYNA-induced blockade of the NMDA receptor which is responsible for symptoms of psychosis. Decreased activation of the GRK3…

Frankie Carr

Another Genetic “Letter” Found in Viruses

Frankie Carr, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure 1: A schematic of the double helix of DNA (Source: Wikimedia Commons). DNA is made of nucleotides, which consist of a…