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Fatty education

By The Ithacan • April 8, 2013
There is the notion that food fuels the brain, even if it clogs the arteries. As I watch students drown their French fries with ketchup and fill their plates with a greasy burger and potato chips there is one cause that comes to mind. With lunch boxes filled with cholesterol and soda cans cracked open…

Breath tests show unique patterns among different people

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 5, 2013
As technology advances, so does medicine, especially when it comes to genetic conditions and treatments. Before the development of the polymerase chain reaction 30 years ago, for example, scientists would need a large sample of DNA to run tests on; today, PCR allows testing to be done from a small sample of DNA by replicating…

Will North Korea spark a new war?

By Rachael Hartford • April 4, 2013
Last week, North Korea announced that its missiles would be ready to strike the U.S. mainland. A report distributed through its state-run news agency, KCNA, shows the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and his top military chiefs planning military attacks on Hawaii, Washington, D.C., Austin and Los Angeles. North Korea cut its military hotline with…

Genetic disorder may hold clue to cancer immunity

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 3, 2013
Rising obesity levels are leading to an increase in cases of cancer, diabetes, and other health issues. However, a study that has continued over several decades has shown that individuals with a certain type of genetic dwarfism may be immune to these illnesses. Cancer is caused by uncontrolled cell division, and an overabundance of growth…

Violins engineered to imitate human voice, studies show

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • April 1, 2013
As a member of IC’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra, I hear the conductors referring to instruments “singing” pretty frequently. A lot of our music is written for instruments to substitute for vocals, so breathing patterns and articulations have to be tweaked to produce a sound that’s less like a machine and more like a voice. Recent…

Walkers vs. zombies: Which show won the night?

By Chloe Wilson • April 1, 2013
"Game of Thrones," HBO's most popular television series, returned last night - at the exact same time AMC's most popular series, "The Walking Dead," ended its first season. Both "Game of Thrones" and "Walking Dead" are ratings juggernauts for their respective networks.  "The Walking Dead" consistently tops itself (and pretty much every show on the…

Gesture of good will

By The Ithacan • April 1, 2013
Celebrating holidays in the classroom used to be easy for teachers. What used to be a “Merry Christmas” with decorated Christmas trees of ornaments and lights has now translated to “Happy Holidays” in order to be respectful of each students’ values and beliefs.  I grew up in classrooms that consisted of Secret Santa’s even if…

Entomophobes, steer clear: millipedes now come in glow-in-the-dark

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • March 29, 2013
The phylum Arthropoda makes up more than 80% of the known animal species on Earth today, so even though there are a lot of pretty butterflies to look at, there are also a lot of creepy crawlies and otherwise scary creatures that many people are afraid of. I’m personally not a fan of centipedes, and…

Naming contests bring readers closer to science

By Amanda Hutchinson, Contributing Writer • March 27, 2013
March Madness marks the time of year where pretty much everything is turned into a bracket. Southern California Public Radio, for example, crafted a competition among 32 public radio stations, including popular shows such as Talk of the Nation, Car Talk, and two personal favorites of mine, Radiolab and Science Friday. Radiolab itself is currently…
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