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Microbiologist Visits UNCG to Talk About Life Beneath the Sea Floor

By Marisa Sloan Staff Writer Dr. Julie Huber, an associate scientist of marine chemistry and geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, has rubbed shoulders with the likes of United Nations officials and Bill Nye. On Nov. 8, Huber spoke to a lecture hall full of UNCG chemistry and biology students about her research on microorganisms deep beneath the sea floor. Microorganisms have a diversity … Continue reading Microbiologist Visits UNCG to Talk About Life Beneath the Sea Floor

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Plants Could Soon Use Visible Signals When Detecting Stimuli

By Marisa Sloan Staff Writer It’s been said that talking to plants can help them grow, but plants may soon be able to talk back. While teaching biology at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) over twenty years ago, Dr. Neal Stewart Jr. envisioned a future where plants could produce visible signals if they detected an abnormality in their immediate environment. On Nov. … Continue reading Plants Could Soon Use Visible Signals When Detecting Stimuli

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Lab-Grown “Minibrains” Raise Questions of Morality

Marisa Sloan Staff Writer Clusters of human brain cells known as organoids have been successfully grown in a lab, according to a report researchers published in the journal “Cell Stem Cell” on Aug. 29. These organoids, popularly known as “minibrains,” start as just a few stem cells in a petri dish. Over a period of months, they then grow into spheres the size of a … Continue reading Lab-Grown “Minibrains” Raise Questions of Morality

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First Ever Photo of Black Hole Captured

Marisa SloanStaff Writer From “Star Trek” to “Interstellar,” black holes have captivated humans for generations. Now, researchers at the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project have made history by producing the first real image of a black hole. The black hole in question, although a whopping 55 million light-years from Earth in a galaxy called Messier 87, was able to be photographed because of its massive … Continue reading First Ever Photo of Black Hole Captured

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Scientists Call for Ban of Human Gene-Editing

Marisa SloanStaff Writer In 2018, He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, announced that he had created gene-edited twin girls. Using the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR, He attempted to protect the girls from HIV by making changes to their DNA while they were still embryos. Since its development 10 years ago, CRISPR technology has helped scientists to change the … Continue reading Scientists Call for Ban of Human Gene-Editing

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United Nations Release Grim Prediction of Climate Change

Luciano Gonzalez Staff Writer A new report by the United Nations (UN) scientific panel on climate change, known as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has changed the conversation on climate change and vastly accelerated the timetable on climate disaster. A report published by the panel suggests that the consequences of inaction around climate change will just not be visible in generations, as previously believed, … Continue reading United Nations Release Grim Prediction of Climate Change

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Science Everywhere at UNCG

Shira Snyder Staff Writer On Saturday, April 21 from noon until 4 p.m. UNCG’s fourth annual Science Everywhere took place. Science Everywhere is a festival hosted by UNCG’s Research and Instruction in STEM Education (RISE) Network and the School of Education. The festival is for kids to explore different aspects of science through fun and unique activities. As a volunteer for the event, I dressed … Continue reading Science Everywhere at UNCG

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