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How Python Programming Protects Endangered Snow Leopards
With around 5,000 individuals left, snow leopards were at risk of extinction in the wild. Referred to as the “ghost of the mountains”, snow leopards can camouflage amid their rocky habitats incredibly well, almost too much so. For years, the Snow Leopard Trust relied on cameras and people to monitor leopard activity. Specifically, in camera…
Marine Medicine – Deep-Sea Research and Biotech Breakthroughs
Scientists have mapped more of Mars and the Moon than Earth’s deep sea. In fact, only 0.001% of the deep ocean floor has been explored. The ocean remains a vast, untapped reservoir for biological discovery. First, what makes deep sea organisms unique? Organisms living in the deep ocean must adapt to extreme conditions, including high…
Where Calculus Meets Biology – Three Real-World Examples
Along with statistics, calculus is a mathematical powerhouse in life sciences. Continuous change is found everywhere in living systems, from bacterial growth to predator-prey dynamics. This article is a brief introduction to fields where calculus is crucial, as well as foundational differential equations in biology. In particular, pharmacokinetics studies the absorption and effects of drugs…
