Originally published by Company of Biologists, reposted with permission. The upcoming lunar year is going to be the year of the tiger. One of the tiger’s closest cousins lives in the Himalayas – the snow leopard. Unlike other big cats, snow leopards are usually found in rocky terrains above 5,000 meters in elevation. In comparison, […]

Cells in our bodies are like cities. Each town has a postal service that allows various packages containing proteins, fats, and genetic materials to be sent from town to town and within itself. The packages carry important cell parts to places where they are needed. For example, these packages bring proteins to the cell’s surface […]

If you look at Vanessa Gould’s IMDb profile, it is not hard to see that she is a woman of many talents. She described herself as a “nomad.” She is a film producer, a painter, a writer, and a composer. Gould’s life has not always been this diverse or colorful. At the age of 27, […]