WITHOUT GENETIC MUTATIONS, there would be no humans. There wouldn’t be any living beings at all—no mammals, insects, or plants, not even bacteria. These tiny errors, which can happen at random each time a cell or virus copies itself, provide the raw materials for...
Max Tischfield will conduct a brief presentation for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows who may be interested in learning more about careers outside of academia. He will touch upon some of the various options that PhDs have in the workforce,...
A Rutgers scientist has invented an early treatment for COVID-19 to prevent severe complications and hospitalizations in patients with prediabetes and diabetes by increasing beneficial bacteria in the gut and reducing organisms that cause coronavirus. The treatment –...
A group of Trenton Central High School students are featured on a billboard campaign to encourage “masking up” during the coronavirus pandemic. The project involved the high school partnering with the City of Trenton, Trenton Public Schools, Office of...
Moderna vs. Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine: Which is better? The short answer is neither. In December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the news the country had been waiting for: The new Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, had been...
