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APPENDIX: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
Curious to know what the purpose is of your appendix? Your appendix isn’t just a waste of space. It works with your immune system to keep you healthy and your gut happy
EVERY TOOLBOX NEEDS A JELLYFISH
GFP: A Valuable Tool that Resulted From Combining Fascination, Beauty and Science Together
CANCER GENETICS & EPIGENETICS
Cancer is inherently a genetic disease. Within our bodies, there is an ongoing biological battle between two categories of genes with opposing functions. On one side, there are cancer-causing genes. But on the other side, there are genes responsible for preventing this illness from arising in the first place. Read on to learn more about the genetic mechanisms behind cancer.
CYTOKINES: DEADLY STORMS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The word “storm” might make you think of thunder and lightening, or maybe floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. These storms can cause a lot of damage and led to 2,143 injuries and 522 deaths in 2015. However, there is another kind of storm, a much deadlier storm, that in past, killed more people than WWII. This deadly storm is called a cytokine storm.