#ScienceSimplified

#ScienceSimplified: You may have heard the word "algorithm" a lot recently in the media as it relates to online activity such as social media or watching your favorite streaming service, but what does that word mean? @UMNComputerSci Assistant Professor @snchancellor explains #UMN

Combustion creates many of the harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke. That’s why tobacco harm reduction focuses on avoiding combustion rather than burning tobacco. #THRExplained #ScienceSimplified

Scientists are closer than ever before to developing what’s known as Universal Vaccines. But what are these vaccines and how would they work to protect us? Find out in our latest Science, Simplified animation #ScienceSimplified #UniversalVaccine

1/ What is a placebo? And why do scientists use them? Let’s break it down—kid-style. A short thread about placebos, science, and why some “fake shots” still have stuff in them. #ScienceSimplified @IntegralAnswers

3/12. Hope this made blood components way less scary and a lot more fun! If it helped, give it a like or RT so it helps others too! And if you want more science explained simply, just ask 😉 Stay curious! 🧠❤️🧬 #MedTwitter #StudentLife #ScienceSimplified

Do you know the role that Chain of Identity plays in personalized medicine? In this edition of #ScienceSimplified, we hear from Jessica Hoyer, Director of Patient Supply, as she describes what it is and why it matters. Watch the video to learn more! #DaretoBeam #BeamTeam

Knowing what factors impact method selection is important for means safety efforts. According to this study, fearlessness about death does not differ by suicide attempt method. #sciencesimplified

With #COVID19 cases once again surging, we take a deep dive into how the novel #coronavirus enters the body and infects our cells. Check out the next edition of our animated #ScienceSimplified series, which outlines the entire infection process

When manufacturing cell-based therapies that adhere to regulatory requirements and meet therapeutic needs of patients, cell therapy process development is crucial. Want to learn more? Watch our latest edition of #ScienceSimplified. #BeamTeam #DaretoBeam

#ScienceSimplified: The Perseid Meteor Shower can produce up to 60 meteors per hour at the peak! Jennifer Mitchell, Electron Microprobe Research Scientist at the Characterization Facility, explains the difference between a meteor and a meteorite ☄️ @UMNEarthScience

Take an animated journey along the neuron, and learn how neuroscientists at Scripps Research are addressing some of the most pressing diseases of the nervous system. #ScienceSimplified in less than 2 minutes

Emissivity and Temperature: the science behind heat transfer! 🔥 Learn more. #EmissivityAndTemperature #ScienceSimplified #infrared #safety

🌟 #Welcome to #ScienceSimplified! 🌟 🔬🚀Are you ready to embark on a fascinating journey through the wonders of science? 🧬 Stay tuned for daily doses of scientific knowledge, mind-blowing discoveries, and inspiring insights. 🚀 Let's learn, grow, and explore together! 🌟🔍

#ScienceSimplified Friday! Today’s morsel focuses on the viral envelope (teal), which protects the #coronavirus outside of a host & helps anchor structural proteins. Embedded envelope proteins (blue dots) aid the assembly of new virus particles. Learn more

Check out this month's #TERC #ScienceSimplified post on the @TechnionLive @LevenbergLab's paper on blood vessel engineering! #ScienceSimplified is an online resource for introducing #TissueEngineering concepts/innovations to young, future bioengineers:

The Tissue Engineering Resource Center #TERC is so excited to announce "#ScienceSimplified," an online resource for introducing #TissueEngineering concepts and major innovations in the field to young, future bioengineers:

Mitosis in action 🧫✨ One cell → Two identical cells. The secret behind your growth, healing, and life itself. Divide. Copy. Repeat. 🔁 @MitosisOrg #CellBiology #ScienceSimplified @KaitoAI

What exactly is an #antibody? How do they work? And how could they be used as potential treatments for #COVID19? Find out in our third installment of #ScienceSimplified. More wicked #sciart from @HaileePerrett in @WardLab1.

Have you heard the term “base editing,” but aren’t sure what it means? In our first installment of #ScienceSimplified, David Bryson, Beam’s Director of Gene Editing, breaks it down in laymen’s terms and explains how base editing can restore healthy gene function. #DaretoBeam

Pop quiz: What does “LNP” stand for? Answer: Lipid Nanoparticles (bonus points if you can say that five times fast). Hear from Luis Brito, VP of Beam’s LNP Platform, about what LNPs do and why they’re important to base editing in our latest installment of #ScienceSimplified.