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Much like the bold journey of Marco Polo and company to the unknown worlds of East Asia, NASA is set to embark upon a 21 month manned mission to the surface of Mars by 2030. With this in mind, there are two rationales that people seem to align with when discussing a manned mission to another planet like Mars. Read More »

Even though memorizing long sequences like Glycolysis or the Citric Acid cycle involve memorizing various synthetase and dehydrogenase enzymes, most of names used clearly state the function it carries out. Read More »

The Hanging Ninja method is a visual recall technique I created while trying to memorize the 20 amino acids, their 1 letter codes, and which group they belong to. The only limitation to this technique is the extent of your ability to draw a somewhat simple image. Read More »

In only a few weeks we are going to begin National Novel Writing Month. If you are up for the task of writing a novel you might want to start when you have thousands of other like-minded people doing the same. But how many books have you READ in the last month? To be fair I should ask how many books [...] Read More »

Whenever I suggest the notion that I might work for NASA in the future people always say: “isn’t NASA shutting down?” “We’re not even  going to the moon anymore” “They closed NASA already!” Although many people feel the demise of NASA is upon us as the shuttle program ends, I am here to tell you that is not the complete story. Read More »

Mnemonics is the easiest way to memorize glycolysis quickly  . I have used this technique the day before the test, and sometimes minutes before the test with a pretty solid success rate. Read More »

Before the age of modern technology, exploration was the route to seeking knowledge about life.  Navigating the oceans, or traversing the amazon forest. If you do not see yourself submersing 36,000 feet(11,000 meters) into the Mariana Trench, then why not explore the the trenches of the internet. Here are 5 non-boring and  free sites that will open your eyes to [...] Read More »

How would it feel if you realized the world you grew up in, filled with colors, sound, taste, and sensation was just all in your head. I’m not referring to confusing the realms of reality with your dreams, or being enlightened about different senses  from some advanced alien society. What I’m referring to is your brain physically being wired differently [...] Read More »