Quick quiz: Does the earth go around the sun, or does the sun go around the earth? If you answered that the…
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The Student Blog Let’s talk about scienceRead more
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The Student Blog Nature’s Batman Utility Belt: The GenomeRead more
A trilogy and controversial main-character bait-and-switch later, the Dark Knight has resurfaced as a new age hero, bent on brooding and fighting…
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The Student Blog Why Every Science Student Should Attend a ConferenceRead more
This is a guest post by Dartmouth senior Yoo Jung Kim. Last week, the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS)–the…
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The Student Blog Building Button 2.0: The Open Access ButtonRead more
David Carroll, co-lead of the Open Access Button gives an update on the Open Access Button, with some news and plans for…
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The Student Blog All the Small ThingsRead more
Humans are always trying to breach the boundaries of the unimaginable. In recent years, thinking big has meant thinking significantly small, 10-9…
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Bacteria Genome editing just got a lot easierRead more
This post is cross-posted with Berkeley Scientific Journal If you’ve recently taken a glimpse at the front page of any major science…
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Physics Shedding Light on Dark EnergyRead more
Dark energy and the nature of the universe are two of the most exciting discoveries of the past couple decades, but can…
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The Student Blog What we could learn from industryRead more
You have probably heard a lot of articles, blog posts, tweets, and facebook rants lately about the abysmal state of the job market for…
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The Student Blog Not So Ordinary: A Tale of Unsung Science HeroesRead more
Of the 638 Nobel laureates in the sciences (physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics), how many names do you recognize? Einstein, Pierre and…
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The Student Blog Fruitless remains ever-fruitful: a genetic story of love and aggressionRead more
This article is being cross-listed on The Berkeley Science Review. Check out some other really interesting pieces there! One of the most exciting…
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The Student Blog My path to graduate school: medicine vs. researchRead more
After leaving the California Institute of Technology with a BS degree in biology, I took a relaxed summer in preparation for what…
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The Student Blog A Science Junkie’s Guide to ArtRead more
Some of the best things in the world exist at intersections between disciplines. My favorites emerge from the union of art and…