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We are living in a historic moment — in the past few months, we have been thrown into an era of social distancing, economic recession, and work-from-home. This is due to a novel virus called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 — better known …

Computational simulations are powerful tools used to recreate the behavior of a system. Where such simulations were once science fiction, technology has advanced far enough that the real world can be simulated in a “virtual reality” where all the same ph…

In our last blog, we gave a very broad overview of the history of the Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) and how it works. There are many different variations and applications of MCS — so many that we really needed more than one blog to delve into them! Today’…

Often times, we find ourselves faced with uncertainty. Our choices and decisions on a day to day basis are often random and sporadic. This is much to the chagrin of mathematicians and scientists, eager to develop foolproof, deterministic models and formu…

Many serious illnesses are directly related to our genetics. Heart disease and cancer are known to “run in the family” whereas Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis come directly from genetic mutations. Knowledge of how these diseases work allows rese…

Bayes’ Theorem, in its basic form, is an intuitive process that we use every day. The theorem states that if we have an initial belief — when we get new information, we have a new, updated belief. Put simply, this theorem does not seem profound. However,…

Game developers have always tried to push graphics to the limit. The foundation of gaming graphics began with the commercial success of pong — simple 4 bit paddles and a ball that bounced back and forth. These days, players can see even the finest detail…

During the 1960’s Nirenberg and Matthaei deciphered the first codon (Codon: UUU, Amino Acid: Phenylalanine) and were able to show that RNA controlled the production of proteins. Nirenberg and Mattahaei were able to extract the cellular machinery from …

Escherichia coli, more commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile tool in many biological labs. This gram-negative bacterium has a long history in medical, genetic, and biochemical research, and will continue to be used in groundbreaking research for year…