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By C2ST Staff
What do feral donkeys, the search for alien life, and zero-waste restaurants have in common? Well…we’re not sure really, except that they’re all listed in the previous sentence!
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By C2ST Staff
All Chicago residents 16 years and older are now eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Plus, what do you know about immortal hydras?
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By Laura Tran, C2ST Intern, Rush University
Over the last decade there has been a health craze brewing over kombucha (kuhm-boo-chuh) and other fermented drinks and food (e.g., yogurt, kefir, miso, sauerkraut, and kimchi). Like coffee and tea, kombucha has origins dating back to over 2,000 years ago. As kombucha spread across the world due to expanding trade routes, so did the number of beneficial health claims. What is kombucha and does this superfood live up to its reputation?
By C2ST Staff
Hello! Here’s what’s happening in the world of STEM this week.We’ve got a helicopter on Mars, a potential AIDS vaccine, and unfortunately, the death of Yahoo Answers. Seems pretty momentous, doesn’t it? Let’s see what else is going down.
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: The C2ST Gala + Artificial Wombs”
By Laura Tran, C2ST Intern, Rush University
While the idea of growing babies outside of the body in artificial wombs sounds like something out of a work of science fiction, research has brought it much closer to becoming reality. Over the last decade, research groups have been exploring the possibility of artificial gestation (pregnancy) in a number of different ways. Continue reading “Artificial Wombs: From Science Fiction to Reality”
By C2ST Staff
Good afternoon. Here’s what’s happening in the world of STEM this week.Scientists are drinking wine that they left in…space…for a year, astronomers are pondering the possibility of alien life on planets with subsurface oceans, and gorilla adoptions are in swing!
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