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Weird science: Sleep
Everybody has an internal clock. Research indicates that adolescents tend to become sleepy around 11 p.m. because the brain releases melatonin around this time. Melatonin levels drop around 8 a.m, which is around when adolescents wake up. …
Graduate student raises $2650 for cancer research
Celia Tirado raised money for St. Baldrick’s, a foundation dedicated to funding childhood cancer research. While on stage shaving her head, Tirado raised a total of $545, in addition to the $1,920 she raised before the event. …
Nerd Talk: Cloning process brings back extinct species
Recent research indicates it is possible to revive extinct species.…
Under the microscope lecture covers stem cells
A vast amount of students overfilled Dillon I Feb. 28 in anticipation of listening to a science lecture…
Students focus on optometry
For the first time, University Pre-Optometry Professionals Society members attended the Annual Texas Optometric Association POPS convention…
Weird science: Your body is not your own
Humans have ten times more bacteria inside the body than human cells.…
Nerd Talk: Various factors involved in catching a cold
A recent study conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University indicates that there are more factors involved in…
Student receives grant to carry out research regarding amoeba
A young boy decides to go swimming in a lake on a warm sunny day. He decides to…
Nerd Talk: Don’t kick out the person who snores; seek help
Most of us have heard that “whole grain” bread is a healthier choice than white bread, which contains…
Student receives grant to carry out biomedical research, ponds
This semester marks the installment of an upper-level class that is new to the University curriculum, research medical…