Columbia Scientist
Edition 3 · Winter 2024
Fifteen pieces on stem cells from menstrual blood, the Ozempic craze, a one-time gene therapy for cholesterol, space debris, and why medicine needs explainable AI.
CoverMilky Way, by Misha Gujja, Jericho High School. Erg Chebbi, Morocco. iPhone 14, Night Mode (30s).
Table of contents
- 7Bloody Breakthrough: Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cell TherapyRegenerative Medicine
- 9Whispers of Tomorrow: Gene Therapy’s Quest to Silence NeurodegenerationGene Therapy
- 11Ozempic and the “Miracle Drug” CrazeHealthcare and Media
- 14The Implications and Challenges of Nature-Inclusive CitiesEnvironmental Science
- 17Algorithmic Architecture and Computational Fluid Dynamics: Innovating Structural Design in the Spinning Desert Oasis ProjectComputational Design
- 19Automatic Video Labeling and it’s Potential UsesArtificial Intelligence
- 21NanocrystalsBiophysics
- 22First-Ever Gene Therapy For High Cholesterol: The One-Time Solution to 4 Million Annual Deaths?Gene Therapy
- 25Riding the Wave of Innovation: The Unstoppable Surge of Lipid Nanoparticles in Modern MedicineBiotechnology
- 27Advancements in Skin Cancer Treatment Using ImmunotherapyMedicine
- 29Cells, Cells, Cells: The Building Blocks of Life and ArtArt & Science
- 32The Birth of Action PotentialNeuroscience
- 33Orbital Ecology: Science’s Frontier in Addressing the Space Debris DilemmaAstronomy
- 35Defective Detective: We Need Explainable Machine Learning in Patient CareArtificial Intelligence
- 38Potential of Microrobots to Effectively Remove Blood Clots and Deliver Targeted DrugsMedical Technology
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