How Do Racing Pigeons Find Their Way Home?
My father used to breed racing pigeons, a hobby known in Spanish as “colombofilia.” He had his own “palomar,” or pigeon loft, where he raised… Read More »How Do Racing Pigeons Find Their Way Home?
The Pressure to Be Born: How Cells Feel Their Way into Labor
Your first argument with your mother was over housing. For months you lived together in relative peace, but you just rubbed her the wrong way… Read More »The Pressure to Be Born: How Cells Feel Their Way into Labor
Translating the Untranslatable: What Working in a Second Language Taught Me About Science
I was confident in my English skills, but when I moved from Mexico to the US four years ago to work in biomedical research, I… Read More »Translating the Untranslatable: What Working in a Second Language Taught Me About Science
Finding My Place at the Bedside
From the outpatient clinic, an elderly female is directly admitted to the inpatient medicine service for chest pain and fatigue. By the next afternoon, the… Read More »Finding My Place at the Bedside
Life Beyond Earth?
I recently watched Project Hail Mary, a movie that tells the story of how we discover and interact with alien lifeforms outside of our solar… Read More »Life Beyond Earth?
Beyond the Bench: Why Scientific Discovery Needs Translation
I have spent much of my life translating. Growing up between Mandarin and English taught me that the same idea can take different forms depending… Read More »Beyond the Bench: Why Scientific Discovery Needs Translation
A Day in the Life (Un día en la vida de…)
It seems like A Day in the Life has become a bit of a trend. Actually, not a bit. A huge one. A day in… Read More »A Day in the Life (Un día en la vida de…)
More Than Glue: How Non-Neuronal Cells Contribute to Thinking
What if neurons aren’t the only cells that create thoughts? Research into glia has complicated the neuron-focused story. Neurons are known as the brain cells… Read More »More Than Glue: How Non-Neuronal Cells Contribute to Thinking
The Vitality of the Hearth
The kitchen at my parents’ house is never closed. My family is ten strong, and with that many stomachs to fill, it’s hardly a surprise. Paati, my grandmother, is the best cook.… Read More »The Vitality of the Hearth
Becoming First-Time Parents at Johns Hopkins
Becoming a parent is one of the most wonderful and exhilarating experiences in the world, yet it is also filled with fear and uncertainty. If… Read More »Becoming First-Time Parents at Johns Hopkins