Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

March 6, 2025

VICKY ZHU

JIYUN GUO / DESIGN AND LAYOUT EDITOR
The individual riding an antigen-presenting complex (APC) highlights the two “selves” that exist inside the human body at the cellular and cognitive levels.

The two selves: the immune system and cognition

By VICKY ZHU | February 7, 2025

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A team of researchers recently developed a deep-learning algorithm capable of detecting the elusive origin of metastatic cancers.

Science news in review: April 21

By VICKY ZHU | April 21, 2024

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Zhu reflects on her Shanghainese identity.

ARUSA MALIK

Lost and found: Reclaiming my voice as a Shanghainese

By VICKY ZHU | April 8, 2024

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Gynandromorphism, a phenotypic trait where an animal has both male and female characteristics, is found in birds such as ducks, chickens and a green honeycreeper that was recently spotted in Colombia.

Science news in review: March 10

By VICKY ZHU | March 10, 2024

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This week, a team at Rockefeller University published a study surveying Mtb's intentionally disrupted RNA sequencing.

Science News in Review: March 3

By VICKY ZHU and ZACHARY BAHAR | March 5, 2024

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Dr. Christopher Sogge, the current editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Mathematics, shared his experience working for the oldest journal published at the Johns Hopkins University Press.

Most historical academic journal in mathematics started and continues at Hopkins

By VICKY ZHU | February 7, 2024

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In mice exposed to chronic stress, bacteria Lactobacillus in the gut microbiome reduces the differentiation of intestinal stem cells to intestinal epithelial cells with protective functions.

Science news in review: Jan. 28

By VICKY ZHU | January 28, 2024

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The viral strain of new cases in the recent monkeypox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is sexually transmissible.

Science news in review: Dec. 3

By VICKY ZHU | December 3, 2023

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Zhu reflects on her relationship with the piano.

Hearing myself and seeing the world through piano

By VICKY ZHU | November 11, 2023

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A new drug can treat patients with the antimicrobial-resistant strain of N. gonorrhoeae, a bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea.

Science news in review: Nov. 5

By VICKY ZHU | November 5, 2023

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