Welcome to the fourteenth 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.
Our team scours the platform for original and quality content.After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 200 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 7 handpicked choices:
Hey kids, have you ever wanted to make some not very useful, but very legal neutron radiation at home?
I know all the kids are clamoring for a neutron radiation emitter these days! Read more in this interesting piece by @proteus-h
Have you ever heard about a modern scientific quest to engineer bacteria to do our bidding? This synthetic biology pursuit where circuits are built in the biochemistry of living cells is one that is rapidly growing and yielding some very intriguing results. @ertwro breaks down this growing field for us in a fascinating post!
The Zika virus is a major public health concern, with the World Health Organization referring to the it as "a highly significant and a long-term problem". Did you know you can help fight this disease through BOINC, by donating your unused computing power?
A few words about the nomination process
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 @justtryme90.
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.
Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team
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 channel on the Steemit chat or to follow our curation trail on Streemian. If you are not on Streemian, we have a plan B through a homemade voting bot. You can contact us on the chat in order to be added to its trail.
From December 11 to December 18, we rewarded 119 different authors who have written a total of 203 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are:
@proteus-h
@ertwro breaks down this growing field for us in a fascinating post!
@nitesh9 treats us all this week with a great post about the development of custom Android ROMs
@altherion gives as a beautiful post on body fat and how survival depends on it.
@erh.germany and her wonderful writing style.
@mountainwashere introduces us to some of the strangest cave-dwelling critters. 
@trumpman loved this post!
