The Heart Never Rests
“God contracts and expands.” (2:245) The heart is a fairly small muscle that beats 100,000 times a day…
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Tinge of Life
In his Twentieth Word, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, a 20th century Islamic scholar and teacher, uses an interesting phrase,…
Embryonic Stem Cells
In 1981, scientists discovered ways to derive embryonic stem cells from early mouse embryos. Since then, they have…
Free Radicals and Aging Faster
“Free radicals” are a special type of atom that have been linked to many age-related diseases. They form…
Pharmacology: The Journey of a Chemical Compound into a Drug
Most of us have taken, or at least interacted with, medicine at some point or another in our…
Do Plants Develop Cancer?
Cancer is a prevalent disease among humans and animals, affecting millions of lives across the globe. It can…
Foot: An Engineering Masterpiece
The foot is a limb that is not given much importance when compared to other vital organs such…
Ablutions: A Divine Prescription for Cleanliness
Washing our hands has become one major way to protect ourselves from Covid-19. However, ablutions have always had…
Itching: The Way Our Skin “Talks” to Us
Sometimes, your back itches slightly and scratching it at that perfect spot fills you with an odd sense…
The Macro and the Micro: Introducing Two New Organs You Never Knew You Had in Your Body
Robots continue to advance and develop every year, and these consistent improvements continue to amaze us with how…
Trypanosomes: Creatures with One Thousand and One Sheaths
If you heard that a very destructive creature was in your village, what would you expect this creature…
Let There Be Light!: Bioluminescence in Marine Life
His exalted name, “Light,” touches the darknessand everywhere is filled with light.The letters written from a brilliant worldare…
The Hummingbird: Small in Size, Great in Art
Research on hummingbirds (also known as nectar birds or Colibris), the smallest of the 9,800 bird species living…
Our Skin and Protection from the Sun
Enveloping our body like a piece of clothing, our skin is a miraculous organ that both forms a…
Preventative Medicine of Gastrointestinal Disease
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is among the most common chronic diseases in the Western world, affecting up to…