Grandmother Knows Best
Recent Insights into Menopause in Toothed Whales
“From celebrities talking openly about “the change” to new companies that specialize in the health of middle-aged women, menopause is receiving more attention than it ever has. So why do humans go through menopause? Hints to the evolution of this unique developmental milestone may lie with an unexpected group of animals: toothed whales.”
Meredith Bennett
Cash or Code?
The Tech That Powers Your Grocery Run
“… IBM also hopped on the checkout conveyor belt to help develop a universal barcode system that could be used in any grocery store. Through their efforts, the Universal Product Code (UPC) was invented and is still in use today. The first UPC was scanned (on a pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum) in 1974, and by 1989, over half of all grocery sales used UPC scanning.
So how exactly do these barcodes and scanners work?”
Sarah Boothman
Mapping Molecules in Space:
The Rise of Spatial Biology
“What’s happening across the entire tissue? Are neighboring cells influencing gene expression? How is the architecture of the tissue contributing to disease?
This isn’t just about whether genes are turned up or down. It’s about seeing where those changes happen and how they influence other regions, across space and structure.”
Mary Cundiff
Grads Gone Rogue 
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