CRISPR-Cas-9 has revolutionized the scientific community. Synonymous with the groundbreaking discovery of the double helix in 1957, the field of genetics and medicine have elaborately shifted. CRISPR is acronymous for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and CRISPR- associated protein … Read more

Cell phones have become a necessity in the daily lives of people all over the world. Since the 1980s and 1990s when cell phones began emerging, their popularity has only grown over time. In today’s society, it is hard to … Read more

In the United States, the need for organ transplants increases every day. Despite the high demand, people are not required to be registered organ donors. An opt-in system allows a licensed citizen to join the donor list, or remain off … Read more

The number of COVID cases in the U.S. alone has well surpassed six million, and is still climbing daily. This is obviously a growing and dangerous pandemic that is rendering a lot of conversation for a cure. Some recent studies … Read more

With Coronavirus sweeping our nation, it would be in the public’s best interest to have everyone informed of its dangers and the best ways to slow the spread. However, a recent Harvard University research study suggests that disparities exist in … Read more

Many people are concerned about the amount of fat on their body. People feel they have too much or not enough and will go through body altering surgeries to take care of their insecurities. However, a recent study conducted by … Read more

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has ravaged across the globe, affecting the lives of millions. As of September 14, 2020, there have been over twenty-nine million cases of COVID-19 worldwide with deaths from this virus climbing every day (Okeke 2020). About … Read more

Did you know that roughly 1.6 million Americans currently have type 1 diabetes (ADA 2020)? Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin. Insulin is a naturally produced hormone that controls blood … Read more

Since March 11, 2020, the start of the current pandemic, there have been more than twenty-seven million cases of COVID-19 in the world and almost 900,000 deaths. More than six million of these cases have been in the United States … Read more

Detox teas are flooding social media feeds, as A-list celebrities advertise these “revolutionary” beverages to young audiences. Advertisements claim that detox tea can quickly rid the body of fat and toxins (Auguste et al. 2019). However, detox teas are the … Read more