Category: Science Visualized
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Living in a Material World: The Emerging Danger of Small Plastics
There is a threat lurking among us, an invisible threat that has been around us for over one hundred years. You may not see it, but it’s all around you; in the food you eat, the water you drink, the air you breathe and your body itself. The threat? Cold, hard, shiny plastic.
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How Do Planarians Grow a New Brain?
Every time I explain my work, everyone is fascinated that these aquatic flatworms can grow new body parts after injury, but they don’t understand how. Through visual media, I have been able to better communicate how regeneration works in this seemingly simple organism. Drawing the process makes it easier to follow the timeline of growth,…