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Manasi Gajjalapurna
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Jan 1, 2022

My Top 5 Lessons From 2021

This year was tumultuous, to say the least. Our species faced the overwhelming wrath of one of the largest global challenges of this century. Despite the depreciating condition of nearly every sector of our society, the past year sparked the spread of knowledge, innovation, and a push for global collaboration…

2021

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My Top 5 Lessons From 2021
My Top 5 Lessons From 2021
2021

7 min read


Nov 27, 2021

Using Electrochemical Immunosensors To Detect And Diagnose Endometriosis

Up until the time she gets her first period to menopause, the average woman will go through 450 periods in her lifetime, which range between 2–7 days, although most lean towards the latter end. …

Endometriosis

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Using Electrochemical Immunosensors To Detect And Diagnose Endometriosis
Using Electrochemical Immunosensors To Detect And Diagnose Endometriosis
Endometriosis

15 min read


Oct 24, 2021

How A Lab On A Chip Can Revolutionize Disease Diagnostics

Our fingernails grow pretty slowly. The average fingernail grows 0.6mm a week. But look down at your fingernails right now. At this very second, they are growing. At a rate of 1 nanometer per second. 1 nanometer is the amount your fingernail grows in a second, 2.5 nanometers make up…

Nanosensors

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How A Lab On A Chip Can Revolutionize Disease Diagnostics
How A Lab On A Chip Can Revolutionize Disease Diagnostics
Nanosensors

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Oct 5, 2021

Gingko Bioworks: Engineering The Future of Organisms

Imagine if we could find a way to make practically every product in the world, from plastic to medicine to food, faster, cheaper, and more sustainable. It sounds unreal, right? That’s synthetic biology, the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural…

Gingko

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Gingko Bioworks: Engineering The Future of Organisms Through Synthetic Biology
Gingko Bioworks: Engineering The Future of Organisms Through Synthetic Biology
Gingko

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Oct 4, 2021

Medical Errors: A Story Of How Not All Hospitals Are The Same

Society has a zero-tolerance policy for plane crashes. If a plane crashes, it is in the news. Investigations are conducted, the cause of the crash is found, individuals and corporations are held liable, and policies are put in place to prevent it from happening again. However, car crashes are another…

Medical Errors

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Medical Errors: A Story Of How Not All Hospitals Are The Same
Medical Errors: A Story Of How Not All Hospitals Are The Same
Medical Errors

7 min read


Oct 4, 2021

The Chemicals In Our Environment Are Destroying Our Hormones

On any given day, we engage in countless actions, from simply opening the window in your room when you wake up to washing your face before going to bed at night. You’re not consistently analyzing every single one of these actions. …

Endocrine Disruptors

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The Chemicals In Our Environment Are Destroying Our Hormones
The Chemicals In Our Environment Are Destroying Our Hormones
Endocrine Disruptors

12 min read


Sep 6, 2021

The Science of Stress: Evolution, Hormones, and Epigenetics

Between 1967 and 1989, the country of Romania had a communist dictator under the name of Nicolae Ceausescu. Romania was neither wealthy nor stable during this time. As Ceausescu realized that the strength of his country was dependent on human capital, based on Stalinist dogmas from the 1930s, he had…

Hormones

14 min read

The Science of Stress: Evolution, Hormones, and Epigenetics
The Science of Stress: Evolution, Hormones, and Epigenetics
Hormones

14 min read


Aug 7, 2021

The Biochemistry Behind Appetite Regulation

Our appetite is one of the core biological behaviors we need to engage in. It is based on and controlled by not only physical demands but by a strong evolutionary drive. However, our current landscape looks incredibly different in terms of access to foods than it did millions of years…

Appetite

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The Biochemistry Behind Appetite Regul
The Biochemistry Behind Appetite Regul
Appetite

16 min read


Jul 31, 2021

Understanding the Root Cause of Reproductive Misdiagnoses

Why we can’t keep ignoring women’s pain. We are ignoring women’s pain. A survey published in 2019, surveying 42,879 women across the world, found the following results. Not only do 85% of women experience dysmenorrhea, or intense menstrual cramping, in addition to pelvic pain when on their period, but 77%…

Pcos

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Understanding the Root Cause of Reproductive Misdiagnoses
Understanding the Root Cause of Reproductive Misdiagnoses
Pcos

6 min read


Jul 29, 2021

A Glimpse Into The World Of Hormones

I have a question for you. What makes a chick so different from a rooster? Sure, they look very different, but why do they behave so differently? Characteristically, roosters tend to be more dominant creatures. They make their presence known, whether that be through strutting around and displaying their feathers…

Hormones

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A Glimpse Into The World Of Hormones
A Glimpse Into The World Of Hormones
Hormones

19 min read

Manasi Gajjalapurna

Manasi Gajjalapurna

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