Welcome to the 16th episode of the stemng digest series where we bring to you some of the best posts under the #stemng tag in the past week.
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As we usually do, we have sifted through the stemng tag and even though there were several good posts to choose from, below are the posts that stood out for week #14.
Sunday: Cellulitis - The bacterial infection of the skin: its causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment etc. Please note: The images shown here may be of a graphic nature to viewers
If you can handle the image, which some may find graphic, @starrichie's post is rich in information on the bacterial infection called cellulitis which affects the skin. For more on the cause, risk factors, treatment, and prevention do pay the blog a visit.
Monday: Vertebrates and Sex determination
For the second post of the week, @hadji takes a look at sex determination in vertebrates. Do you know that some species of fish can change their sex at some point in their lives? All these and more can are at the link above.
Tuesday: Silicon: Started from Sand, Now We're Here
In his post, @churchboy examined how it is that silicon, the most abundant element on Earth after Oxygen could is used to manufacture computer chips which drive our current civilisation. He then went on to discuss what happens to silicon from sand to chip and everything else in-between. Read this post to find out why chips are manufactured in just a handful of places even though the raw materials are everywhere.
Wednesday: The CODEINE EPIDEMIC: Can Fire be Quelled by Smoke?
The post by @funmiakinpelu is a topic of hot debate in Nigeria; the ban on the sale of codeine, a cough suppressant. The writer took it further to check on the practice of administering a controlled amount of hard drug in other to wean users from another hard drug. Do you think such method can work? If you are curious or have an answer to that, please read more of the article on the link above.
Thursday: Brain Implant Proven To Improve Memory Recall In People With Memory Problems (research-based)
If you are a lover of science fiction movie, The Matrix is a good one to check on. It is futuristic and has some scene where one of the characters downloaded the skill of a pilot and was able to fly a helicopter. But there have been real-life attempt to use similar techniques to boost memory which is the subject @eurogee wrote on. For details, please do check on his blog.
Friday : What I Learnt Last Week 18 - New vagina implant and HIV, Miniature Human Brain in mice, MIcrobes and our minds, Contact lens and blindness, & Exercise and concussions
Well, it is great to end the week with a blog post that has loads of information on different discoveries in science. It is a list compiled by @pearlumie, and it contains information that explains why some Kenyan sex workers did not contract HIV even when they had unprotected sex, to the successful attempt by scientists to grow a tiny human brain on mice. More mind-blowing discoveries are on the blog.
About the selection process
The post for each day was selected based on consensus between the stemng management, in persons of @greenrun and @gentleshaid. The @gentleshaid made the week's selections, while @greenrun presented it.
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Till next week!