On Oct. 2, scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their joint research on the capabilities of mRNA in immunization. Their findings, once...
A quiet, peaceful place filled with stars, planets and asteroids. If you are like most people, this is how you imagine our galaxy, the Milky Way. Until recently, this seemed to be the truth. However, researchers...
Famous Disney World roller coaster, Big Thunder Mountain, made headlines on Sept. 14 after a study was done linking the ride to the passing of kidney stones. The study won the Ig Nobel Prize awarded to...
From trivia questions to pie-eating contests themed around Pi Day, Guilford College’s Geeks on the Quad event provided the community with an opportunity to share geeky passions while learning more about...
“I believe this discovery is deserving of the Nobel honor,” said Early College student Tejas Santanam.
Two recent papers have been published in the journal, “Nature,” that detail two different...
17-year-olds Nour Shaker and Kaskile Rashidi first set foot in the United States in November of 2016.
“When I come to America, I didn’t know any word in English,” said Rashidi. “So when I came...
More than 842 million people worldwide suffered from chronic hunger in December 2013. That is more than the populations of the United States, Canada and the European Union put together.
Alongside...
What do you think of when you hear protein engineering? Do you imagine strange laboratory experiments creating man-made life forms or reconstructing the genetic makeup of creatures? How about synthetic...
Catherine Schurz, World and Nation Section Editor
• February 15, 2013
Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
Women in the West Bank have been receiving sperm in mysterious ways from their incarcerated husbands serving time for terrorism convictions. The illegally smuggled sperm can...
