Category Archives: Biological Sciences

Callie Moody ‘24, Life Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure: This is a photograph of several current wearable batteries on the market. None of these have the capacity to generate power (Source: Wikimedia Commons). The threat of climate change has triggered the development of a variety of new, sustainable technologies. Attempts to … Continue reading

Matthew Lutchko ‘23, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure: IFNγ (purple, bottom) is one kind of three categories of interferons, which are proteins that are key in activating cells vital to the immune response. Upon inhibition of its pathway, by mechanisms like those to be described, activation of those cells fails … Continue reading

Frankie Carr ‘22, Biological Sciences, Winter 2021 Figure: The English alphabet and numbers 1-9 as signed in American Sign Language (ASL) (source: Wikimedia Commons). Most think of the spoken, verbal communication between people when considering language. However, they would really only be considering one aspect of language, as language is … Continue reading

Matthew Lutchko ‘23, Biological Sciences, Spring 2021 Figure: Smear preparation of bone marrow from a patient with multiple myeloma, the cancer of plasma cells (Source: Wikimedia Commons). Activated B lymphocytes, or plasma cells, are the only cells capable of secreting antibodies and thus play a critical role in mediating immune … Continue reading