Re-envisioning the Cellf (Self)
“A crucial part of the process that underlies success within the scientific endeavor is the inclination to examine the object of study from a perspective of reductionism. That is, when trying to evaluate how something works, scientists break it down into the simplest, yet most informative parts, understand how those parts function, and put them back together to understand the whole.”
Anonymous
The Return of the Floreana Tortoise
A real-life Jurassic Park story unfolding in the Galápagos
“For decades, the idea of bringing extinct species back to life has mostly belonged to science fiction. Jurassic Park imagines dinosaurs resurrected from fragments of ancient DNA, an ambitious experiment that, unsurprisingly, goes horribly wrong. But in the Galápagos, scientists are accomplishing something that feels surprisingly similar, yet grounded in real-world conservation and long-term ecological restoration.”
Christen Snyder
Why Do We Sleep?
Sleep cycles and the role of melatonin
“I am sure you have experienced being cranky when you don’t get enough sleep or needing extra sleep when sick. There are just some things that require our brains to be “offline”. Interestingly, it seems that every animal we’ve studied experiences some form of sleep, suggesting even evolution has never found a way around its essential features.”
Mary Cundiff
Grads Gone Rogue 
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