Authors: Sakeena Badrane1, Vivek Babu2, Sanah Handu1 1University of Pittsburgh, 2Drexel University Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction Since the onset of the pandemic, the American populace has lived in varying levels of isolation. In March, the country entered a complete lockdown. Fear of the unknown in conjunction with warnings from the CDC resulted in most Americans …
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Figure 1: Comparison of smallpox (left) and cowpox (right) inoculations 16 days after administration. Source: Wikimedia Commons The historical practice of inoculation was a major precursor to the development of vaccinations. Prior to the widespread use of inoculation in the 18th century, it had been recognized that some diseases don’t reinfect a person after recovery. …
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This page is a historical record of past and present ICJS writers and writing projects From the Fall of 2020 to the Spring of 2022, ICJS writing revolved around the work of individual staff writers writing solo articles. Each ICJS staff writer is listed below and a page with their individual work is linked. Since …
First Author: Anahita Kodali1 Co-Authors: Vaishavi Agrawal2, Vivek Babu3, Sakeena Badrane2, Olivia Brado4, Sanah Handu2, Akshay Kelshiker1 1Dartmouth College, 2University of Pittsburgh, 3Drexel University, 4Trinity College Figure 1: The Saints Cosmas and Damien, pictured above, were Arab physicians who practiced around the third century, A. D. They are renowned as the patron saints of surgery; …
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Read Articles By Subject Biology Chemistry Environment Financial Mathematics Medicine Neuroscience Physics Social Science A New Hybrid Method for Sequencing the Melanoma Genome Figure 1: Cell culture in a Petri dish Source: Wikimedia… Read More January 1, 2021 Anti-SLAMF7 Treatment for Multiple Myeloma by the Elimination of Immunosuppressive T Cells Figure 1: Smear preparation of …