Variants in Ear Structure Across Species

Key: First image: mysticete whale. Second image: Sand Cat. Third image: Long Snouted Bat. Fourth Image: Human! Sensory acquisition is an organism’s method of interpreting its surroundings, so that it can effectively process and perform a context dependent response. For humans, one of our primary methods of environmental understanding is …

A Look at Rheumatoid Arthritis Progression

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Color Play

Color is all around us in this world. In actuality color is different waves of light at different lengths that are reflected off a surface and into our eyes. Within the eye, cones and rods absorb light and send a signal to the brain, allowing us to see the world …

STEAM Project – Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a postinfection monophasic polyradiculoneuropathy. Meaning inflammation and demyelination of the peripheral nerves for one to three years and never happening again. While there is a chronic version of GBS, this can be either cured, or in severe cases, managed. Around five percent of patients with GBS …