Previous Editors Blogs

As finals season approaches, many college students may resort to coping through the final few weeks of the semester.  With varying foods offered in the dining halls, some college students may stress eat as a way of dealing with the finals season. If there is additional energy needed to study, consuming more food could be a possible pathway to providing this energy. Yet, … [Read more...] about Eating Patterns: Mother’s Influence

In the wake of gene-editing technologies like CRISPR are designed to mitigate medical illnesses. Yet, they may offer a potential pathway to alter a baby’s physical features. From eye color, height, skin tone, and hair color, gene-editing technologies may ultimately expand to the realm of physical features. This may bring up serious human rights concerns as gene-editing tunes … [Read more...] about The Potential of Redefining Beauty Standards: Gene Editing

As a rise in children come from multicultural backgrounds, they must determine how to embrace their cultural and personal identity. Our physical features are often read by others to reflect who we are, yet this may lead us to struggle to embrace both cultures. Genetics can play a role in controlling our phenotypes (physical features) as nature chooses to emphasize certain … [Read more...] about Uncovering the Invisible Gene and Reflecting Who We Are

In a world overwhelmed by genetic diseases that impact the longevity of babies, genome editing has been discovered as a potential pathway to mitigate this. While we may often view the natural process of genetics as untouchable, scientists are studying ways to tune our genome sequences. Yet, gene editing may press a potential threat to the longevity of the child and redefine the … [Read more...] about Redefining Health: Genome Editing