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Living the Good Life in the Anthropocene
Get PDFThe Stockholm Resilience Centre has concluded that the number of “planetary boundaries” we are crossing has increased from three in 2009, when the Centre’s researchers first introduced the concept, to six in 2023. Crossing these boundaries means humans are changing basic attributes of planetary systems to the point of risking the future of civilization. And the distinction between “safe” and “just” planetary boundaries raises questions regarding how to conceptualize the “good life.” In this latest in a biannual series of essays, members of the Environmental Law Collaborative explore conceptions of the “good” as well as the various elements necessary to a good life in the Anthropocene, from choice to respect to requirements like freshwater to amenities like outdoor recreation
The Past Present and Future of CRISPR
Get PDFClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is a system that originated from the prokaryotic immune system but has been shown to have the capacity to be used in the editing of human genomes. In prokaryotes, CRISPR works by recognizing pathogens that the bacterium has previously encountered, therefore providing it with adaptive immunity
EHR Interoperability: A Necessary Tool Within Accountable Care Organizations
Get PDFOne of the most obvious tools to improve population health management and reduce costs is through advanced electronic health records (EHR). Electronic Health Records are presumed to cut down costs by decreasing paperwork, and reducing medical test repetition
Shedding Light on Optogenetics
Get PDFScientific discoveries are often described as the sudden illumination of a light bulb. This is a particularly apt metaphor when discussing breakthroughs made possible by optogenetics, a research technique that enables neuroscientists to turn brain areas on or off with the flip of a light switch
Phage Therapy: A Fresh Look at Last Century\u27s Candidate for Fighting Bacteria
Get PDFHumanity has fought infectious bacteria for ages, but it wasn\u27t until recently that humans began to distil chemicals from nature to fight bacteria, which we know as antibiotics. At first, bacteria were easily treated with antibiotics, such as the well-known penicillin. However, the improper and overuse of antibiotics over the decades has created the perfect environment for mutated bacteria to thrive despite antibiotic treatments. This has become a major concern for doctors and patients because the need to utilize methods beyond the pharmaceutical has not become widely apparent until now
Computational Biology: Revealing the Secrets of DNA
Get PDFScience is exponentially growing. It gets millions of times better than its previous self each year. In 2000, when we published the first draft of the complete human genome to develop new ways to treat, cure, or even prevent the thousands of diseases that afflict humankind, it cost 3 billion dollars. Six years later, in 2006, it cost only 1,500 - $4000
Let’s Worm in to the Guinea Worm Disease
Get PDFImagine living with another organism in your body, cohabiting for months before you are even aware of its presence. Slowly, a lesion starts to form on your leg. The lesion grows bigger everyday, starting at a couple millimeters but growing up to a couple centimeters. The burning sensation starts with the lesion and can only be dimmed by submerging your leg in water. Suddenly, a worm emerges from the lesion along with pus and blood. The patient is infected with Guinea Worm Disease
Letter from the Editor
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Thank you for opening Osmosis Magazine. We are excited to bring you more accessible, intriguing stories in science and technology spanning the disciplines of biology, chemistry, psychology, and mathematics as well as faculty interviews.
Our goal as a magazine is to share the joy of science with the UR community in an accessible and entertaining fashion. We hope that you enjoy reading this Fall edition of Osmosis Magazine.
Finally, this is the last edition where I will serve as Editor in Chief. It has been a pleasure to work on this project with so many talented writers and artists. Science accessibility and communication is a deeply personal matter, and I am lucky to have had the opportunity to lead this magazine for so long. With that, enjoy this Fall 24 edition.
Happy reading,
Andrew Watts
Editor in Chief, Osmosis Science Magazin
