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    Fall Leaves
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Fall Leaves

    By Anna Rees The changing leaves in autumn are one of the most beautiful parts of the year, and one of the many reasons I chose to live...
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    Heritability of Human Iris Color & Patterns
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Heritability of Human Iris Color & Patterns

    By Alex Hepp Gene Hunting Have you ever taken a look into the mirror at your own eyes or made eye contact with a friend and noticed a...
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    Conversations with Carney: A Physician On The Move
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Conversations with Carney: A Physician On The Move

    By Maryann Makosiej Whether covering 3200 miles, researching public health strategies, or improving the Public Health programs at UVM,...
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    Immunology: Then and Now
    The Natural Philosopher
    • May 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Immunology: Then and Now

    By Marlena Tyldesley My first introduction to white blood cells was at around 10 years old when, hoping to distract my doctor from ever...
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    Pangolins: The Only Mammal with Scales
    The Natural Philosopher
    • May 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Pangolins: The Only Mammal with Scales

    By Skylar Ward When I was a junior in high school I lived in Singapore, an island in SouthEast Asia. I was enrolled in a zoology course...
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    The Colors of Paradise
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Colors of Paradise

    Art by Juli Badics By Marlena Tyldesley If you, like me, found yourself absentmindedly working your way through Netflix’s film selection...
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    Rainbows on the Brain
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Rainbows on the Brain

    Art by Jake Upton By Alex Hepp In the last several decades, new techniques for biological applications of genetic editing have arisen,...
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    The Mathematical Beauty in Flowers
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Mathematical Beauty in Flowers

    Art by Jake Upton By Alice Blake Most people believe nature to be beautiful. The beauty that we see in nature is what drives us to buy...
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    Uncooking an Egg
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Uncooking an Egg

    Artwork by Kayla Downs By Kayla Downs Many people across the world began cooking at home more in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As...
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    1999 Ig Nobel Prizes: When Kansas put Evolution on Trial
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Feb 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    1999 Ig Nobel Prizes: When Kansas put Evolution on Trial

    By Marlena Tyldesley In 1999, the Kansas State Board of Education, along with the Colorado Board of Education, won the Ig Nobel Prize in...
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    Immune Anomalies: How Our Flying Cousin Became the Boogeyman of Virology
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Immune Anomalies: How Our Flying Cousin Became the Boogeyman of Virology

    By Alexia Bove What do Ebola, Coronavirus, and Rabies all have in common? This may sound like the start of a bad joke, but its a real...
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    Prosopagnosia and Capgras Syndrome
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    Prosopagnosia and Capgras Syndrome

    By Claire Deckers Imagine looking in the mirror and not recognizing the face looking back at you, or trying to find a close friend, but...
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    The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome

    by Marlena Tyldesley My junior year of high school, I got the flu. I was sick for about a week and then began to feel abnormally sleepy,...
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    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    DNA & Drugs

    By Katharine Santiago Every individual differs in terms of their genetic make-up. This has consequences in many areas of study, but it...
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    1994 Nobel Prize for the discovery of G proteins in signal transduction
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    1994 Nobel Prize for the discovery of G proteins in signal transduction

    By Marlena Tyldesley In 1994, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to both Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell for their...
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    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Corn Oil and Coronary Heart Disease

    By Lucy Wing The difference between saturated and unsaturated fats is a fairly well-known concept, but even the existence of...
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    Political Science
    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Political Science

    By Alexia Bove Although largely associated with the modern era, the anti-vaccination movement has existed for centuries. Its roots date...
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    The Natural Philosopher
    • Oct 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Pervasive Myth of Variability in Female Subjects

    By Claire Deckers Longstanding societal stereotypes paint women as being emotional and irrational creatures that are largely controlled...
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    The Natural Philosopher
    • Feb 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Swapping DNA Through a Simple Handshake

    By Kylie Finnegan Fungi, bacteria, protozoa - they’re all microscopic creatures that inhabit every last corner of the Earth, able to...
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    The Natural Philosopher
    • Feb 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Satellites, Sandwiches, and Seas: Coral Satellite Food

    By Charlotte Evans The corals are dying! They’re bleaching in over-warm waters! Why does this happen? Well, corals are actually animals...
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