With the recent advancement of CRISPR-CAS9 technology made by UC Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna, a professor of…
Alex RennFebruary 9, 2016
Comprised of over 200 species, magnolias were used thousands of years ago in Chinese medicine…
Jane ZhouJanuary 28, 2016
We all know one of the most important things in fighting diseases is early detection and…
Bansari PatelJanuary 26, 2016
3D movies. 3D printers. Over the years, we have seen an emergence of new technology…
Jane ZhouJanuary 25, 2016
Someone is diagnosed with blood cancer about every three minutes in the United States. Blood…
Karina KakJanuary 15, 2016
Our current methods of treating cancerous tumors have many drawbacks. The most common method of…
Alex RennJanuary 12, 2016
Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell…
Karina KakJanuary 7, 2016
Screening programs can be highly effective tools in reducing the burden of certain illnesses within…
Alexandra RuanDecember 29, 2015
Colorectal cancer, which affects the colon (also known as the large intestine or rectum) is…
Karina KakDecember 21, 2015
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that break off from tumors and spread to other…
Benjamin YangDecember 16, 2015
Scientific discovery is sometimes a mix of intelligence and a stroke of pure luck. When…
John HuangDecember 14, 2015
In a fortunate accident, researchers who were trying to develop a vaccine against malaria for pregnant women discovered…
Karina KakDecember 2, 2015
Imagine if cancer could be monitored by simple blood tests. Rather than through invasive bone…
Alex KimDecember 1, 2015
Chemotherapy is one of several methods of treating cancer. It's the use of powerful drugs…
Kailyn KimNovember 25, 2015
A group of the leading cancer experts in the US have targeted the high cost of cancer…
Nicole BarcegaNovember 23, 2015
A biomarker indicates the presence of a certain biological phenomenon, such as a disease. In late…
Stephanie ChuNovember 21, 2015
Various devices that permit the emission of light are known as luminescent probes and are…
Tory DoolinNovember 17, 2015
Imagine having the ability to see the cancer cells in a patient during surgery. With…
John HuangNovember 8, 2015
