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THE SPECTATOR
May 2, 2008
 
 

A light in the darkness: Treating genetic blindness

by Elijah LaChance '10

    Imagine knowing your ability to see would be gone by the time you graduated from college. Every day, the world grew dimmer; the effects of this strange blindness were slowly stealing the sights that meant the most to you: your family, your friends, your favorite places were slowly disappearing from sight. Imagine having Leber's congenital amaurosis. More. . .
 

Did You Know That? Wacky Facts: A selection

by Elijah LaChance '10

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. More. . .
 

GEEK OF THE WEEK
Thomas Coppola,'10


Elijah LaChance: Where is home for you? Growing up, were there any  experiences
you remember that first made you interested in science?

Thomas Coppola: The ATL is my home. When I was very young, I would spend a lot of time poking around anthills. I was fascinated by the intricacy of their tiny cities: their nurseries, labyrinths, and bunkers. They were beautiful. Then one day they stung the $h!t out of me and I poured hot bleach all over them. Moral of the story – life good, ants BAD. More. . .
 

Human lineage once nearly split into two

by Nick Berry '09

    A recent genetic study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics suggests that ancient humans nearly evolved into two separate species before merging into a single population.  The researchers believe two different groups of humans first went their separate ways early in our evolutionary history, some 150,000 years ago.  This gave rise to two distinct human communities localized in eastern and southern Africa.  More. . .
 

PROFESSOR PROFILE
SueAnn Miller, Biology


Kate Tummarello: If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be?

SueAnn Miller: Creative, curious, perfectionist. More. . .
 

What's on the web this week

by Kate Tummarello '11

    It is always interesting to come across science websites that focus entirely on space.  It can be hard to imagine an entire website dedicated to asteroids and the lack of extraterrestrial life. 
    Nevertheless, UniverseToday.com manages to fill its site with interesting articles related to space.  Here you can find articles on everything from black holes to space tourism to gamma ray bursts.  You can find all of the categories on the right hand side of the every page. More. . .