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What do all those food labels mean?
by Alexandra Wickson & Amy Sharma Our food packaging comes covered in labels: nutrition facts, expiration dates and sell-by dates, seals...
There is a lot of talk about donating plasma. What does that mean?
by Christine Doronio Your blood is made up of four main components: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma....
How do we know scientific studies are safe? Who approves them?
By Alexandra Wickson and Samantha Yeligar Have you heard a lot about COVID-19 vaccine trials recently? Ever wonder who oversees...
Droplet, Aerosol, Airborne, what’s the difference? And do I still have to wear a mask?
by Alexandra Wickson, MPH and Amy Sharma, PhD You might have heard a lot of new terms recently used to talk about...
Why should you eat bugs?
Join along with Brandy Wade from Science for Georgia in the short video below to hear from Chelsea Thomas as...