Katie Silverman·May 21, 2021The (Cell) Death Cure: Could triggering autophagic cell death with an MTORC-1 inhibitor combat…A quick look at global life expectancies through the years confirms what many of us already know. People are living longer all the time…
Katie Silverman·May 20, 2021Live fast, die… old?At some point in your life, you’ve probably been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day — and maybe you believed it…A response icon1A response icon1
Katie Silverman·May 8, 2021The effects of let-363 mutation on C. elegans — and what that means for human life extensionA response icon2A response icon2
Katie Silverman·May 1, 2021Down Syndrome is one of the more dreaded birth defects. This new cure could change that.For many, the first indication something is wrong comes at the end of the first trimester. A nuchal translucency (NT) screening is given at…A response icon1A response icon1
Instudents x studentsbyKatie Silverman·Apr 4, 20215 Easy Ways to Live ForeverIn Tuck Everlasting, it’s a forest spring. In Jitterbug Perfume, it’s beets. And in Twilight, it’s being bit by Edward Cullen. Which of…
Katie Silverman·Oct 17, 2020SPOT: The Future of AccessibilityWhen I was eight years old, I went into my vision checkup hoping that I would get glasses. I was in third grade, young enough that only a…A response icon1A response icon1
Katie Silverman·Oct 4, 2020There’s no cure for the world’s deadliest disease. And you have it right now.Symptoms include hearing loss, cataracts, arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, depression, and dementia — and that’s just the beginning. It…
InThe StartupbyKatie Silverman·Sep 26, 2020An Introduction to Artificial IntelligenceIf you regularly use the internet, you interact with artificial intelligence every day. There’s no elf hiding inside your Alexa that knows…
Katie Silverman·Jun 1, 2020Prime Editing: The Future of Genetic EngineeringIn 2012, when it was discovered that a protein called Cas9 (CRISPR associated protein 9) could be used to edit genes with…
