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The steps they took for us to walk
By Tazkiah Salam Ancestry refers to the lineage and heritage of a person and where their pre-disposers came from. The main difference...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
The Genetics Behind Bipolar Disorder
By Alessandra Dounias When you think about your genetic makeup, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Most people think of genes...
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
Why am I so addicted to you?
By Yuko Zhuo You walk into a room and see everybody on the last cigarette of their pack. What percent of these people are addicted...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
The Genetic Dichotomy: Complex vs. Single-Gene Disorders
By Elizabeth Guerrero During the mid-1800s, English scientist Francis Galton first coined the phrase ‘nature versus nurture’. The idea...
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Cutting-Edge Drugs to Witchcraft Woes
By Kazuma Morris The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measurement of a country's overall development and the well-being of citizens. A...
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Gene Analysis and Interpretation of Medulloblastomas
By Samiha Nasrin With over 700,000 people diagnosed with a brain tumor in the US alone per year, neurological diseases such as this...
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Where's Gene-o?
By Eddie Jiang If you were to unravel the roughly two meters of DNA found in one cell, you might find a segment of genes that gives you...
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Jun 13, 20234 min read
Should we continue?
By Evan Li Genes are the basic unit of heredity; they serve as the instructions from which RNA is transcribed and subsequently, proteins...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
In the Pursuit of Science: GATTACA and Now
By Jason Hwang In the GATTACA, a movie directed by Andrew Nichols and released in 1997, it describes a world in which jobs and social...
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Keeping up with the Cost
By Sumi Lama Gene therapies aim to cure genetic diseases by managing the root of the problem and altering genomes. In the past few years,...
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CAR T-Cells: the Future of Cancer Treatments?
By Yvonne Fong Cancer is a disease caused by a mutation in the cell's genes that control how the cell grows and divides. These mutations...
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Jun 13, 20234 min read
What if you knew you could lose who you are? Your memories?
By Melanie Cruz Life as we know it as young people is taken for granted so often, making memories that are supposed to last forever....
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You don't have to be rich to get your medicine personalized
By Xin Lian Personalized medicine is recognized as a revolutionary method of providing healthcare that customizes medical interventions...
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Adapting lifestyles: a deeper dive into genetic disorders
Comprehensive discussion of people living with genetic disorders of varying intensities By Krishti Banik Many people assume that genetic...
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Health disparities: A genetic issue?
By Samantha Dong Before tackling this in depth question, what are health disparities? There are preventable differences in the quality of...
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People Living with Autism
By Davin Dhanraj and Pithiya D’ Costa
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Should children blame their parents for having coronary heart disease?
By Gabrielle Usvyat The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease with a toll of around 700,000 people every year....
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Uncovering The Truth Behind New Autoimmune Disorder
Daniel Addoquaye Eosinophilic Esophagitis or as it is more commonly known as EoE, is a chronic condition that affects the esophagus and...
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Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics
By Elisabeth Chai “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” The musings of Sir William Osler, the “Father of...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
Prenatal Genetic Testing: Reproductive Choice & Ethical Concerns
By Diya Prajapati Prenatal genetic testing allows for parents to determine the risk of their child developing a genetic disorder. Today,...
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