Fermilab: Advancing our understanding of energy

Fermilab: Advancing our understanding of energy

2 April 2008, Melissa Tan, University of Chicago

Despite impending federal budget cuts and the approaching closure of the world’s current largest particle accelerator, researchers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) are still hard at work trying to understand the subatomic structure of the universe. Located in Batavia, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, Fermilab is one of the many national laboratories funded by the […]

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Light-switch magic in the brain

Light-switch magic in the brain

27 December 2007, Louise Whiteley, University College London

Giving a talk at a scientific conference is a bit like doing a magic trick in front of a bunch of skeptical ten year olds – the audience is constantly trying to spot the invisible strings or the double-sided playing card. At a recent conference in Salt Lake City [1], this skepticism was replaced with ‘oohs’ and […]

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Can Starvation Make You Younger? Calorie restriction mimetics and the fight against aging

6 April 2008, Laura Sexton, University of Chicago

Our society today is obsessed with staying young. From Botox to anti-aging cream to plastic surgery, Americans are willing to try anything to fight the aging process. While most “miracle” procedures only work on a cosmetic level, the new wave of research aims to decelerate the actual biological mechanisms associated with aging. The latest trend is calorie […]

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