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Scientists Implant and Grow Partial Brains in Mice

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

by Abigail Mullen On Monday, April 16, scientists at the Salk Institute published a paper describing the first successful implantation of human cerebral organoids into a mouse. The purpose of the study…

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The Last Male White Northern Rhino Died

March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

by Abigail Mullen On March 19, the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, died. He passed away at age 45 due to infections and age-related health problem at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in…

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Adélie Penguin Colony on Danger Islands

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018

Abigail Mullen      In a recent study published on March 5 by Scientific Report, scientists have shown that there is a larger population of Adélie penguins than previously thought. A large…

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Rates High

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

by Abigail Mullen On Feb. 6, a study on the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome was published in the journal JAMA. Previous studies with small sample sizes estimated that 10 per every…

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SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

by Abigail Mullen On Feb. 4, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to SpaceX, the Falcon Heavy is one of the…

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Axolotl’s Genome

February 10, 2018February 16, 2018

by Abigail Mullen Salamanders have proven to be excellent models in developmental, regeneration and evolutionary studies. According to Nature, the Mexican axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, has been grown in labs and studied due…

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The Drew Acorn is Drew University’s student-run newspaper. Established in 1928, the Acorn covers campus life and news, as well as events in Madison and the surrounding area that are of interest to our student body. If you’re interested in writing for the Acorn, get in touch at thedrewacorn@gmail.com, or join on path.drew.edu.

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