Welcome to the 32^nd issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.

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Our team scours the platform for original and quality content.

After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 8 handpicked choices for this Thursday-Sunday period.

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Thursday

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The routes of drug administration -part 1 (ENG/ITA)

How can a drug get in our body? Does it do it naturally, artificially or through topical application? A billingual post by @farmacistasmz on the different ways of drug administritation. Read the first part and wait for what's coming up next.

Equipment of Filtration, Part 2

The second and last part of @akeelsingh's posts on the filtration process. In this part you can learn about the different media and the advantages and disadvantages of each use.

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Friday

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PSYCHOLOGY: Attachment: Stages of building first relationships

A psychology post by @smashedturtle on the term of attachment. What stages do we have to go through before an attachment with another person is established? Read on to find out.

Garlic: A Survey Into Its Antibacterial Properties

@lesshorrible takes a closer look at garlic and it´s potential health benefits. Can it really help in disease prevention as many claim?

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Saturday

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Remembering Comet Hale-Bopp

Comet Hale–Bopp is a comet that was perhaps the most widely observed of the 20th century, and one of the brightest seen for many decades. In this post, @terrylovejoy remembers his personal experience with it as he was to observe the comet from discovery in July 1995 all the way through to 1999. H

Optogenetics – A comprehensive guide

In this article @jepper uses information from his previous works to give us an overview of how optogenetics work as well as to give a bit of a historical background to the method.

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Sunday

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Brief Overview of what Internet of Things (IoT) is all about

You have probably heard the term "Internet of Things (IoT)" or maybe the saying that we now live in smart cities and homes. But what does it mean? @aliyu-s has us covered!

Circulating Tumor DNA: A non-invasive way to detect cancer early

Cancers are a pain. However, they can now be tracked through their DNA circulating inside our bodies, which thus offers an incredibly good way to detect them in a non-inasive fashion. For more informatiion, please read this post of @tking77789.

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A few words about the nomination process

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For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This week's editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl, @trumpman and @lemouth.

The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process.

Don't be discouraged if you didn't make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing can be more effective.

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Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team

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In the same spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team.

If you want to discuss this with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server or to follow our curation trail (just ask us for more information on the chat for details).

From February 25 to March04, we rewarded 184 different authors who have written a total of 279 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are:

@aamin, @adetola, @agbona, @ajkapss, @ajpacheco1610, @akeelsingh, @alekau, @alex.frouge, @alexaivytorres, @alexander.alexis, @amavi, @ameet77804, @andyblack, @anevolvedmonkey, @angelinaa, @anyes2013, @ari16, @atheneav, @bikkichhantyal, @binarymark, @bitfairy, @branbello, @casweeney, @charlescarter, @chloroform, @christinaa, @churchboy, @clode, @count-antonio, @cuarzo05, @daedevils, @darkiche, @davizoe, @dber, @dedicatedguy, @deepculture, @derbesserwisser, @destrudo, @deusjudo, @dexterdev, @djredimi2, @docteur-plantes, @doctorcro, @donaldpete, @doucedou, @drifter1, @drkomoo, @dysfunctional, @effofex, @egotheist, @ejrangel, @eliaschess333, @elith, @emiliomoron, @emily61, @enzor, @erh.germany, @etcmike, @exercisinghealth, @eyedeology, @farmacistasmz, @filotasriza3, @florae, @flurgx, @freyablekman, @galotta, @giornalista, @giovaabbatichio, @greylml, @gtan, @hadji, @hboi, @henrychidiebere, @highonthehog, @himal, @hogarcosmico, @iamthegray, @iamunframed, @ideas-abstractas, @ilbirraiooo, @imaginedragon, @infinitelearning, @irime, @isacastillor, @issavets, @jefpatat, @jepper, @josalarcon2, @joseleogon, @jozefkrichards, @juecoree, @justyy, @kaiyoko, @kansuze, @kaydee, @keephy, @kerriknox, @kharrazi, @ksolymosi, @latm, @lauch3d, @leczy, @lefactuoscope, @lennstar, @lianaakobian, @lordneroo, @lorenzor, @louic, @mar.milano, @masterwu, @mathowl, @maurelvys, @mayrie28, @mcw, @mirkon86, @mittymartz, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @mrbreeziewrites, @muphy, @mystifact, @nedspeaks, @noble-noah, @olayiwola, @oluwabori, @omonosa, @omstavan, @osmy07, @pangoli, @pearlumie, @physics.benjamin, @pikkio82, @pratik27, @procrastilearner, @proteus-h, @reconnectnature, @rharphelle, @rionpistorius, @robertjsmc, @rscalabrini, @rupamxanu, @saho, @sakura1012, @samminator, @sammyutd, @samve, @sanji, @saunter, @scalextrix, @schay, @scienceangel, @sciencegeek, @scipio, @scisteem, @sheglow, @simplifylife, @singhbinod08, @siniy, @sissyjill, @smurfette, @sooflauschig, @spaghettiscience, @spederson, @stabilowl, @steepup, @svemirac, @tensor, @terrylovejoy, @teutonium, @tfcoates, @theinsideout, @thethinkingdr, @tkappa, @tngflx, @tolustx, @tomastonyperez, @ugonma, @uzochukwu, @valth, @viannis, @vinamra, @vjap55, @whentone, @whileponderin, @wisdomdavid, @youngky, @zonguin, @zouxx

All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities.

See you all next Thursday!