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Ananya Sen

Ananya Sen is a graduate student in Microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. When she’s not studying oxidative stress, she is busy pursuing her passion for scientific writing.

Mixing a Phage Cocktail to Combat Bacterial Infections

by Ananya Sen | Science Within Us

In 2013, when Tenzin Kunor was in his last semester of college, he learned that he had a type of […]

Redrawing the Battle Plan Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

by Ananya Sen | Science Within Us

Emily Collins has spent her life under the shadow of recurring bacterial infections. She spent a significant part of her […]

A Spoonful of Insulin Makes the Blood Sugar Go Down

by Ananya Sen | Science Below the Surface, Science Within Us

Imagine drinking ten glasses of sugar water. What would you do after? Wash out your mouth? Eat something salty? You’d […]

Living the Good Life in Uninhabitable Surroundings: How Microbes Adapt to Extreme Environments

by Ananya Sen | Science Below the Surface, Science of the Outdoors

Our planet is home to a diverse array of habitats. These can range from cozy, nutrient-rich, temperature-controlled havens to deadly, […]

Tardigrades: The Animals That Defy Nature

by Ananya Sen | Science in Space, Science of the Outdoors

Picture an animal that can live anywhere: hot springs to solid ice, mountaintops to the deepest sea levels, spanning a […]

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