The phoenix, a magnificent firebird, bursts into flames and rises from its ashes reborn (yup, the bird Dumbledore owned) What if it’s more than just a myth? Let’s see how we can decode its resurrection (at least most of it)…
Last week I was reading about gene-edited rice and glow-in-the-dark spider silk, and then I stumbled upon something that honestly felt like the plot of a dystopian Netflix original: designer babies. The name itself sounds like a luxury product line,…
Okay, so last night I was scrolling through science news (as one does at 2 AM) and I saw this headline: “Gene edited spider produces red fluorescent silk.” A WHAT produces WHAT now? Who Looked at a Spider and Thought…
Last week, I was peacefully eating lunch when my friend casually said,“Did you know rice can be gene edited with CRISPR now?” Excuse me? I nearly choked on my rice.Rice? With CRISPR? Like a sci fi lab version of rice?…
Many of us have had the mermaid phase in our childhood (Yes, I’m talking about watching YouTube videos of people swimming around in those fake mermaid tails), but could mermaids ever be real? Not in myth, but in biology (Maybe…
Last night was a rollercoaster. I found myself chasing rickshaws in a fish market (my poor nose) after forgetting my Physics homework. That part was at least believable. I woke up confused, dazed, and mildly concerned. Why are dreams so…
: It rained. In May. Just goes to show how intense climate change has become. These unexpected showers in Mumbai were caused by unusually strong western disturbances. But that is not what we are here to talk about. Yesterday, after…
A few days ago, my friend (a PCM student, by the way) came up to me and said, “Kiara, you’re a bio student, right? Can I ask you a question?” Knowing her, I had a feeling this was going to…
You might be wondering, “What does that have to do with STEM, Kiara?” Well, let’s start at the beginning. What does serenity mean? According to Google, it is “the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.” Sounds lovely, right? But…