The Future of Science at Dartmouth and Around the World
As the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science celebrates its tenth year, scientists from all over the world continue to chip away at the unknown. Slowly but surely, we are learning more about the...
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On June 8, 1997, the Dartmouth community suffered a tragic loss: the death of Karen Wetterhahn, a beloved professor. A specialist in metal toxicology, Wetterhahn had spent over 20 years in the...
View ArticleBattle of the Sexes
In the summer of 1925, Russian geneticist Sergey Gershenson collected 19 female fruit flies of the species Drosophila obscura from a forest near Moscow. He brought the captured flies back to his...
View ArticleResearch: Persistent Explosives Present a Problem
Introduction During winter and spring of 2008 I had the opportunity to participate in the Women in Science Project (WISP) internship program for first-year students. As an intern in the Biochemical...
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