Aliza Khan's articles Life Science News The Self-Assembling System of an Embryo Stem cells in a developing embryo have a unique ability to distinguish into different types of tissues aided by the gene HMGA1. Source: Ryddragyn via commons.wikimedia.org Similar to how we have the liberty to opt for our preferred careers, stem cells in developing embryos also choose their own specialized fate; whether they wish to become […] Written by Aliza Khan 2021-08-032021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News A Study on How Fear Persists in the Mouse Brain We all have had moments of intense panic due to the fear of the unknown or an undesirable outcome. Our hands get shaky and sweat profusely, our knees feel wobbly and we start to freeze in response. In order to study this phenomenon, researchers observed the brain of a mouse on the cellular level during […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-292021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Understanding Frictional Forces Using Lab-Generated Earthquakes Earthquakes have been a cause of mass destruction such as the 2011 Tohuku earthquake off the coast of Japan. The earthquake generated a tsunami that ended up destroying the Fukushima Power Plant and displaced the residents of that town. In order to design preventative measures against such devastating events, seismologists and engineers alike have been […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-252021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Designing Lithium Batteries Holding 50% More Energy In today’s world, even though electric cars are receiving attention and growing in popularity, they remain limited in how many miles they can drive before the battery runs out. However, new advancements may improve energy performance and create a safe design for lithium-ion batteries. Conventional lithium-ion batteries use graphite as the anode since it is […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2020 Awarded for the Discovery of Hepatitis C Hepatitis, a combination of the Greek words for liver and inflammation, is caused by viral infections, alcohol abuse, environmental toxins, or autoimmune diseases. Hepatitis A usually has a short-term impact on patients and is transmitted by polluted water or food. However, blood-borne hepatitis can lead to a chronic condition with the development of liver cancer […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-142021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Using Genetics to Study the Movement of Ancient Civilizations in West Asia It is commonly thought that high-level mobility led to the spread of ideas and material culture in ancient rising cities leading to urbanism. However, new genetic research from the ancient world’s most important trading hub offers a different reasoning. An international team of scientists examined DNA data from 110 skeletal remains in West Asia from […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-09-302021-04-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Detecting Antibodies Could Lead Us to a Vaccine for COVID-19 To study the aftermath of the infections by the coronavirus, researchers at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are using an antibody detection tool called VirScan. Developed in 2005, VirScan detects the antibodies in people’s blood which helps indicate the active and past infections by bacteria and viruses. Using a single drop […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-07-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News A Study of Jupiter and Its Four Moons Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four moons orbiting around Jupiter some 400 years ago. But it is only in the last four decades that astronomers have been able to study the four moons and reveal their mechanisms of orbit. The four moons (lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) are one fourth of the Earth’s radius in size; […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-07-052021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News COVID-19 Affecting Weather Forecasts With COVID-19 taking over the world in 2020, the effectiveness and sustainability of the global healthcare systems and economic policies are put into question. However, due to the pandemic, scientists and researchers are losing precious field data due to a halt in climate and ecological monitoring projects. Twice a year, a group of scientists at […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-06-282021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News How Increased Rainfalls May Cause Volcanic Eruptions On the 3rd of May 2018, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted which left the southeastern part of the island in shambles. Fortunately, no deaths or injuries were reported by the authorities. For the last 35 years, most of the volcano’s magma emerged from a set of fissures (a vent through which lava escapes) in the volcano […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-06-232021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Designing Nano-Labyrinthine Materials Nano-architectured materials were first designed by Caltech’s material scientist, Julie R. Greer and can be used for a variety of applications such as making advanced lightweight batteries. The structures of these materials are designed at such a small scale that they often have to be assembled by nano-layer after nano-layer in a 3-D printing process […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-05-022021-04-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked News Discovering Superconductivity in Meteorites Superconductors are materials which when cooled to a critical temperature, conduct electricity without any resistance. Such materials are essential in applications such as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machines, mass spectrometers to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of molecules and particle accelerators. Superconductivity rarely occurs naturally on Earth as materials on Earth do not exist in their […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-04-292021-06-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
Life Science News The Self-Assembling System of an Embryo Stem cells in a developing embryo have a unique ability to distinguish into different types of tissues aided by the gene HMGA1. Source: Ryddragyn via commons.wikimedia.org Similar to how we have the liberty to opt for our preferred careers, stem cells in developing embryos also choose their own specialized fate; whether they wish to become […] Written by Aliza Khan 2021-08-032021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News A Study on How Fear Persists in the Mouse Brain We all have had moments of intense panic due to the fear of the unknown or an undesirable outcome. Our hands get shaky and sweat profusely, our knees feel wobbly and we start to freeze in response. In order to study this phenomenon, researchers observed the brain of a mouse on the cellular level during […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-292021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Understanding Frictional Forces Using Lab-Generated Earthquakes Earthquakes have been a cause of mass destruction such as the 2011 Tohuku earthquake off the coast of Japan. The earthquake generated a tsunami that ended up destroying the Fukushima Power Plant and displaced the residents of that town. In order to design preventative measures against such devastating events, seismologists and engineers alike have been […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-252021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Designing Lithium Batteries Holding 50% More Energy In today’s world, even though electric cars are receiving attention and growing in popularity, they remain limited in how many miles they can drive before the battery runs out. However, new advancements may improve energy performance and create a safe design for lithium-ion batteries. Conventional lithium-ion batteries use graphite as the anode since it is […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2020 Awarded for the Discovery of Hepatitis C Hepatitis, a combination of the Greek words for liver and inflammation, is caused by viral infections, alcohol abuse, environmental toxins, or autoimmune diseases. Hepatitis A usually has a short-term impact on patients and is transmitted by polluted water or food. However, blood-borne hepatitis can lead to a chronic condition with the development of liver cancer […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-10-142021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Using Genetics to Study the Movement of Ancient Civilizations in West Asia It is commonly thought that high-level mobility led to the spread of ideas and material culture in ancient rising cities leading to urbanism. However, new genetic research from the ancient world’s most important trading hub offers a different reasoning. An international team of scientists examined DNA data from 110 skeletal remains in West Asia from […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-09-302021-04-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Detecting Antibodies Could Lead Us to a Vaccine for COVID-19 To study the aftermath of the infections by the coronavirus, researchers at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are using an antibody detection tool called VirScan. Developed in 2005, VirScan detects the antibodies in people’s blood which helps indicate the active and past infections by bacteria and viruses. Using a single drop […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-07-212021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News A Study of Jupiter and Its Four Moons Astronomer Galileo Galilei observed four moons orbiting around Jupiter some 400 years ago. But it is only in the last four decades that astronomers have been able to study the four moons and reveal their mechanisms of orbit. The four moons (lo, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) are one fourth of the Earth’s radius in size; […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-07-052021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News COVID-19 Affecting Weather Forecasts With COVID-19 taking over the world in 2020, the effectiveness and sustainability of the global healthcare systems and economic policies are put into question. However, due to the pandemic, scientists and researchers are losing precious field data due to a halt in climate and ecological monitoring projects. Twice a year, a group of scientists at […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-06-282021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News How Increased Rainfalls May Cause Volcanic Eruptions On the 3rd of May 2018, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted which left the southeastern part of the island in shambles. Fortunately, no deaths or injuries were reported by the authorities. For the last 35 years, most of the volcano’s magma emerged from a set of fissures (a vent through which lava escapes) in the volcano […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-06-232021-04-26 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Designing Nano-Labyrinthine Materials Nano-architectured materials were first designed by Caltech’s material scientist, Julie R. Greer and can be used for a variety of applications such as making advanced lightweight batteries. The structures of these materials are designed at such a small scale that they often have to be assembled by nano-layer after nano-layer in a 3-D printing process […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-05-022021-04-28 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
News Discovering Superconductivity in Meteorites Superconductors are materials which when cooled to a critical temperature, conduct electricity without any resistance. Such materials are essential in applications such as MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machines, mass spectrometers to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of molecules and particle accelerators. Superconductivity rarely occurs naturally on Earth as materials on Earth do not exist in their […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-04-292021-06-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
