Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetically linked disorder caused by a mutation of the protein dystrophin. The dystrophin protein transfers muscle contractions from inside of a muscle cell outward. In other words,
Art by Anasthasia Shilov. “What really motivates me is being able to spread the joy and the thrill of science,” Diondra Dilworth says. Dilworth is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in chemistry at Yale, researching how ribosomes can act as catalysts.
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, testing for the virus has become increasingly important. To that end, researchers at the University of Cape Town in South Africa are developing a testing method using
Image courtesy of Needpix. As isolation and social distancing measures remain in place, mental health issues are of growing concern. A paper published in the Lancet Journal of Psychiatry studied mental health in the adult UK population before and after
Artwork by Sophia Zhao. In addition to their longevity, bats seem to be able to host deadly diseases such as Ebola, rabies and most recently SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.Their unique immune response may be the reason why they can carry such diseases
Artwork by Jenny Tan. In the race to develop a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, researchers developed PiCoVacca, a purified inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccine candidate. To perform these tests, the research team first inactivated the harmful properties from 11 SARS-CoV-2 strains. The
Image courtesy of Wikipedia Globalized trade has spread diseases to all corners of the world, causing various disruptions to ecosystems. One pathogen in particular, called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is thought to be one of the deadliest wildlife fungi. Discovered in
