Science Magazine

Features

Credit: National Human Genome Research Institute

Race-based Medicine: Examining Inequality Embedded in the U.S. Healthcare System

Credit: Duke Mag

Shaping Sight: How Early Experiences Develop Our Ability to Perceive Motion

Anthony Metayer

Credit: Andrew McCarthy

How the Sun Can Bring Light and Darkness

Credit: Lydia Cox (Trinity ’25)

Venus Flytraps: The Most Wonderful Plants in the World

News

Credit: Rearden

Are Immune-Signaling Proteins The Key to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alessandra Dodson

Credit: Animals Around the Globe

The Whale that Lives Two Lifetimes: What the Bowhead Whale Tells us About Cancer Resistance

Credit: Advanced Science News

Where Cancers Hide: How Dormant Tumor Cells Evade Treatments and the Future of Prevention

Credit: Zephyr/Science Source

Gene Therapy: The Cure for Huntington’s Disease?

Spotlights

Enhancing Mentorship and Diversity in STEM: Duke’s Health and Environmental Scholars Program

Connecting Dots: Meet Angikar Ghosal, the Duke Senior Writing 4 Honors Theses

Navigating Life with Scleroderma: A Conversation with Maria Cestaro

Credit: Faith and Leadership

Climate Change and Compassion: A Conversation with Norman Wirzba

High School Science Communication Challenge

Credit: Zhang et al.

When Music Recommendation AI Battles Superbugs

Duke Vertices Staff

Credit: John Hopkins Medicine

The Paw-sitive Impact: Canine Intervention in Pediatric Care

Duke Vertices Staff

Credit: Ganzorig et al

Tiny but Powerful Microbes

Duke Vertices Staff

Credit: Britannica

Brainfreeze: Cryopreservation with an Innovative twist

Duke Vertices Staff