By: Noemi Elliott It is a truth universally acknowledged that every successful movie has a well-written screenplay, superior sets and costumes, and well-thought-out casting choices. I know, like any Jane…
“Murder Hornets” Invade Washington State
By: Noemi Elliott In late 2019, two atypically-marked orange and black hornets nearly two inches in length were spotted near Blaire,…
Care for cats? So did people along the Silk Road more than 1,000 years ago
By: Alex Oh Dzhankent, Kazakhstan – In the midst of an excavation in the medieval settlement, scientist Dr Ashleigh Haruda from the…
These cells slow an immune response. Derailing them could help fight tumors
By: Alex Oh For years, drugs that release brakes on the immune system have been used to treat thousands of people with cancer “that were…
More ‘murder hornets’ are turning up. Here’s what you need to know
By: Alina Dang More murder hornets heve been discovered in the Pacific Northwest in 2020. It is not yet known how the murder hornets got…
Derailing certain cells in immune system can increase tumor-fighting efficiency
By: Benjamin Bian Drugs that help the immune system fight cancers are undoubtedly effective. However, checkpoint blocker therapies may…
Deactivating an Immune Cell Population Could Help Fight Cancer
By: Leyuan Zhou An immune cell population called Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, or MDSCs, has the ability to stall against checkpoint…
Trump administration considers travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members
By: April Feng The Trump administration has recently announced a drafted presidential proclamation on a travel ban of Chinese Communist Party members and their families. The legislation would unequivocally heighten…
U.S. Government, Not Private Sector, Purchases Millions of Vaccine Doses
By: April Feng This Wednesday, the Trump Administration announced their unusual commitment to purchase 100 million doses of an incomplete vaccine. In the United States, the private sector typically purchases…
As U.S. Cases Hit 3.5 Million, Officials Scramble to Add Restrictions
By: Jonathan Xu The United States’ situation with the coronavirus has only gone downhill recently. The CDC has reported that yesterday (Wednesday, July 15th) had over 67,300 new cases in…