Early last year, millennials went crazy with the release of the movie Hidden Figures. The movie entails the story of three African American women, as they do mathematic calculations to help the race to space. The movie is vital to American history because it underlines how intelligent our young women are, and how capable they … Continue reading Scientist Spotlight: Katherine Johnson
DNA: What Makes Us Up, Can Make a Case.
Diagram of the common double helix model of DNA. Most of us learned about DNA in high school biology. Deoxyribonucleic acid---we remember to match the As with the Ts, and we know they are a basic pair. But where is DNA? How is it applied in modern science? DNA was accidentally discovered by a swiss … Continue reading DNA: What Makes Us Up, Can Make a Case.
HeLa: More than a Cell
HeLa is the most infamous cell in biology, as it was the first cell to be mass replicated. But what is the use of it? Where did it come from? Both very important questions, which bring us to the John Hopkins Hospital in 1951. The patient was a thirty-one year old mother of five, Henrietta … Continue reading HeLa: More than a Cell
Marie Curie
We all have heard of Albert Einstein and Galileo, but what have they truly done? Today we take a dive into the life of Marie Curie, formerly Marie Sklodowska. Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867. The daughter of a secondary school teacher, she was raised to be inquisitive and often did … Continue reading Marie Curie
Click! First Black Hole was Photographed
In recent years, there has been a craze looking at the mathematics behind space explorations, demonstrated by the popular movie Hidden Figures--just recently, we saw another example. On April 10th, 2019, scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration photographed a black hole. You may be thinking, what exactly is a black hole? Well, a black … Continue reading Click! First Black Hole was Photographed
Ann Bancroft Foundation Grants
Ever wanted to do a activity or do a specific experiment, but money is a problem? Well, luckily--Ann Bancroft is here to help. Ann Bancroft is based in Minnesota, and is the first female to trek across Antarctica. Sounds super awesome, right? She is! Additionally, she empowers females through offering mentor programs. People are eligible … Continue reading Ann Bancroft Foundation Grants
Welcome
Hey All! The exigence of this blog is to inform you of new scientific discoveries, as well as scientific opportunities, for millennials around the world. I will try to do weekly posts, (but am also juggling work at a local coffee shop, as well as attending class at the University of Minnesota Duluth). As for … Continue reading Welcome
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