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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

YSP offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for a hands-on research experience while still in high school. The program, which will take place on Northeastern’s Boston Campus, will culminate in final research presentations and a poster session. rising seniors).

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The Billion-Dollar MoleculeA book summary

Smore Science

SHORT SUMMARY OF THE BOOK “The Billion Dollar Molecule” by Barry Werth is a non-fiction book that chronicles the rise of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology startup, from its inception in 1989 to the successful development of its first drug, VX-478, in 2000. Biotech startups are high-risk ventures.

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A Look Into Biotechnology

STEMe

Biotechnologists can pick from a wide range of topics within biotechnology to study and places to pursue a career such as small startups, pharmaceutical companies, and government research agencies. To enter this field, research, problem-solving techniques, and education are crucial.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

Futurum

Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. Pinterest.

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What is Aspartame?

STEMe

Schlatter was researching antiulcer drugs when he licked the compound off of his finger. This method is used not only for food but for cosmetics, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals to control the release of the drug. Aspartame is a sweetener that was introduced to replace sucrose. It was invented in 1965 by James.

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How can we discover new antibiotics?

Futurum

For humans, natural products have provided a tremendous source of pharmaceutical drugs. Recent research has revealed that only around 10% of these gene clusters are active under standard laboratory growth conditions, meaning there is an extensive reservoir of natural products that we have barely tapped into.

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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

Futurum

There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. Researchers, medical professionals, and scientists all over the world are trying to understand what triggers the disease so that new treatments can be developed.

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