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Most people can recall feeling embarrassed due to a situation they witnessed, or sad after seeing someone else cry. What causes these second-hand emotions? It turns out cells called mirror neurons play a role in our reactions in these sorts of scenarios.
Neuronal cells make up the circuitry of the brain. They consist of a round body and long cellular extension called an axon, which conducts electrical impulses from neuron to neuron. These impulses facilitate the sending of signals and initiation of responses, allowing the brain to perform its many vital functions.
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The Big Bang theory, a well-known model of the Universe proposed a century ago by the astronomer Georges Lemaître, is one of the most well-known
Nowadays, with over 400 billion cups consumed every year, coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks. The sweet aroma of ground beans is
Defining the disease Melanoma is defined as a type of skin cancer that usually begins in melanocytes (pigment-producing cells). This type of cancer normally occurs
It is often said, “When one looks into the past, one tends to miss the future.” In the status quo, the human race is fixated
Drug repurposing or drug repositioning, is a drug development strategy extensively used during the recent years within the research field, it involves predication on the
Social Darwinism includes the evolutionary concept of ‘survival of the fittest’. Organisms live through it every day in order to survive. Plants, people, and animals have
Hey, guys! Sheamol here, and this is the first in my “How To” series. This will include the weird and wonderful, from how to recreate
I recently had the pleasure to spend a month doing research at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. This Institute ranks within the top
Fungi is one of the six kingdoms of classification of biology. In primary school, the study of fungi never went much deeper than their decomposition
We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, and humans are to blame. According to World Wildlife Fund, since 1970 there has been
The first of October marks the start of breast cancer awareness month. Cancer is known as abnormal cell growth, but breast cancer is actually a
As a freshman at Johns Hopkins, one of the first things I wanted to do was take advantage of the variety of research opportunities my
Breastfeeding has been a controversial topic for many reasons, with many people on both sides. The benefits of breastfeeding are numerous, as shown by various
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