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How to Become a Vampire: The Tutorial

VAMPIRES: A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW   ABSTRACT: Vampires are frequent creatures in horror stories. However, the myth originated as an explanation for the diseases and deaths that occurred in a period in which knowledge about death and the transmission of diseases was almost zero. Recent studies show that some of the diseases that could have contributed […]

How to Create a Dinosaur 101

JURASSIC PARK: A SCIENTIFIC REVIEW   ABSTRACT: Jurassic Park is a sci-fi piece where science seems to go further than fiction. The popular story of the dinosaur-themed park that goes from glory to disaster, plays with topics of molecular biology, genetic engineering, and biotechnology in such a way that it manages to blur the line […]