B Boys & Girls, Physics & Olympics…

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Topics: Applied Physics, Diversity in Science, Physics, Physiology “B-boys and B-girls wield physics to pull off gravity-defying dance moves.” Okay, “gravity-defying” is a bit of hyperbole. Break dancing, as the article alludes, started in New York, and the movements can be found in martial arts like Brazilian Capoeira. It’s more centrifugal forceContinue reading “B Boys & Girls, Physics & Olympics…”

Physiology or Medicine…

Figure 2. mRNA contains four different bases, abbreviated A, U, G, and C. The Nobel Laureates discovered that base-modified mRNA can be used to block the activation of inflammatory reactions (secretion of signaling molecules) and increase protein production when mRNA is delivered to cells. © The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias Karlén Topics:Continue reading “Physiology or Medicine…”