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Aug 3, 2021

Can Viruses Be Our Biggest Allies in the Fight Against Cancer?

Oncolytic Virus Therapy — Note: This is part 4 of my article series on cancer immunotherapy and covers the basic science behind cancer-killing (or oncolytic) viruses and how they might change the immunotherapy space forever. If you don’t have prior exposure or understanding of how the immune system works or what immune checkpoint blockade therapies…

Cancer

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Can Viruses Be Our Biggest Allies in the Fight Against Cancer?
Can Viruses Be Our Biggest Allies in the Fight Against Cancer?
Cancer

9 min read


Jun 28, 2021

Zeno — A Man of Paradoxes

The Philosopher Who Challenged Our Most Basic Ideas About the Universe — Consider a mighty ship that was only made of wood. Let’s call it… Sea Señor 😁. Let’s say Sea Señor is used by sailors for generations, passed down from one great sea captain to another. Just like any object, over time, the ship experiences wear and tear, namely rot. So…

Paradox

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Zeno — A Man of Paradoxes
Zeno — A Man of Paradoxes
Paradox

11 min read


May 23, 2021

Pandemic Prevention with Light

How Using Far-UV Light Could Prevent Future Pandemics — The attempt to take control of the COVID-19 pandemic has quite clearly been an utter failure. Apart from the successful development of vaccines in a record low time, there were significant issues with detection of the virus, governmental actions to bring the virus under control, and public acceptance of social…

Covid 19

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Pandemic Prevention with Light
Pandemic Prevention with Light
Covid 19

6 min read


May 15, 2021

Cancer Immunotherapy: Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

Boosting Activated T-Cell Responses — As we’ve discussed in the past two articles, though the immune system is extremely versatile and powerful, in some individuals, cancer cells are able to develop mechanisms to avoid or even directly block the immune system, allowing them to form life-threatening tumors. Now, one way to overcome these mechanisms is…

Cancer

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Cancer Immunotherapy: Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
Cancer Immunotherapy: Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
Cancer

5 min read


May 6, 2021

The Life of Epicurus — Defining the Meaning of Happiness

I I had to choose something to designate as the one constant reason behind all the actions almost every person takes throughout their life, it would be the pursuit of happiness. …

Philosophy

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The Life of Epicurus — Defining the Meaning of Happiness
The Life of Epicurus — Defining the Meaning of Happiness
Philosophy

8 min read


May 1, 2021

Cancer Immunotherapy: Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy

Releasing the Brakes on the Immune System — Note: This is just part 2 of my article series on cancer immunotherapy and covers the basics of what might be the earliest breakthrough in immunotherapies: immune checkpoint blockade therapy. It will require a basic understanding of the cellular mechanisms in the immune system. …

Cancer

8 min read

Cancer Immunotherapy: Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
Cancer Immunotherapy: Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
Cancer

8 min read


Feb 1, 2021

The Immune System: Defending Your Body Is A Full-Time Job

Crash Course Immunology — Part 1 of Cancer Immunotherapy Series — Note: This is just part 1 of my article series on cancer immunotherapy and covers basic immunology concepts that you might need to know to better understand the remaining articles on specific methodologies for cancer immunology. This article does assume that you have some understanding of topics like transcription, translation, mitosis…

Immune System

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The Immune System: Defending Your Body Is A Full-Time Job
The Immune System: Defending Your Body Is A Full-Time Job
Immune System

16 min read


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·Dec 26, 2020

What Is Biological Age?

How Is It Different Than Your Normal Age, and Why Is It Important? — Everyone knows that as a person gets older, their health slowly gets worse and worse. From a young age, we’ve seen grandparents and other “old” people suffer from different diseases, frailty, poor eyesight, and a host of other problems. But what some people might not realize is that it’s not…

Longevity

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What Is Biological Age?
What Is Biological Age?
Longevity

7 min read


Oct 25, 2020

Connectomics: Unraveling the Secrets of the Brain

The Exciting Science Behind Generating A Map of the Brain — Humanity has come a long way since we first evolved from our ape ancestors. It started slow (extremely slow), with figuring out how to light a fire and make tools using stones, but quickly picked up to the point where, about 200,000 years later, we can manipulate life at the…

Connectome

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Connectomics: Unraveling the Secrets of the Brain
Connectomics: Unraveling the Secrets of the Brain
Connectome

9 min read


Aug 8, 2020

PAC-MAN: The Coronavirus Killer

A CRISPR-mediated Coronavirus Treatment and Prevention Strategy — In mid-February, this year, Timothy Abbott, PhD Candidate at Stanford University’s Bioengineering Department, and Dr Marie La Russa, a research scientist working at Dr Stanley Qi’s lab at Stanford, found a way to create a therapeutic agent to prevent all forms of coronavirus. In this breakthrough research, Abbott was using…

Covid 19

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PAC-MAN: The Coronavirus Killer
PAC-MAN: The Coronavirus Killer
Covid 19

6 min read

Akshaj Darbar

Akshaj Darbar

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19 y/o innovator working on reversing ageing and researching cancer vaccines. www.akshajdarbar.com

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