A Cost-Benefit Look at GMOs

NUSCI prides itself on being a platform for all discussions of science, technology, and progress. Our writers cover fields as disparate as prion diseases and Fermi’s Paradox.

The only requirement is that it be done in the spirit of science. A scientific…

Refolding the Script: Can We Stop the Infectious Momentum of Prions?

By Mackenzie Coleman, Mechanical Engineering, 2019

In 1997, Stanley Prusiner’s discovery of prions earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. This honor is indicative of the immense importance of…

Survival of the Most Adaptable: Animal Strategies for Handling Climate Change

By Jen Obrigewitch, Biology, 2017

As global warming has been heating up legislation rooms around the human world, it has been chilling spines across the animal world. How…

How Glassman is Growing the CrossFit Brand

By Kayla Gomes

How do you know if someone does CrossFit?

Don’t worry. They’ll tell you.

CrossFit, the high intensity exercise program that combines power lifting, plyometrics…

Co-op Spotlight: New England Aquarium

By Matt Tyler, Marine Biology and Environmental Science, 2017

One of Northeastern’s most lauded “draws” for prospective students is our co-op program. Apparently the idea of getting paid for a full-time job, at least for a while, padding…

Crowdsourcing: Northeastern Ph.D Candidate Turns to Crowdsourcing for Data, Funds

Philip Strandwitz wants you. Really. He also wants all of your friends, and probably your parents and relatives, too. Strandwitz, a Ph.D. candidate for Microbiology in Kim Lewis’s lab, the…

Deflated Brains: Concussions in the NFL

By Kristen Drummey, Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016

Football season is back, and with it comes some familiar things: tailgating, hot wings, and debilitating head injuries. Football is a violent sport by nature, and some consider…

Failure to Replicate: Is Psychology in Crisis?

By Naomi Stapleton, Psychology, 2016

In a landmark study, Brian Nosek’s “Reproducibility Project” found significant results for only 36 percent of the 100 psychology studies they replicated. These results, or perhaps lack…

I Smell Dead People

By Stephanie Wasiuk, Biology, 2018

Some may find it surprising how useful it is to know what a decomposing human body smells like and what exactly it is that makes it smell that way. Besides a putrid odor, the “smell of human death” is a major component of searching…

Mapping Out a Plan

By Cicely Krebill, Biochemistry, 2019

Soil transmitted helminth infections (STH) are easily treated parasite infections, yet the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 880 million children are still in need of treatment. Although most infections are…