Place yourself in the shoes of a patient about to undergo hip replacement. Medical personnel usher you into a room and solace your nerves with masked smiles. A buzz of energy surrounds you, but you feel lost in the haze of chaos. Your thoughts are nested in your life after…

Informative Abstract: The Engineering Baking Yeast to Fluoresce experiment determines yeast’s ability to accept the Green Fluorescent Protein (a gene from jellyfish that enables them them to fluoresce) and fluoresce in response to black or blue light. Synthetic biology and genetic design were fundamental assets in understanding and performing the…

This past month has been a whirlwind of balancing academics, sports, nonprofits, side projects, and family. With every whirlwind, decision-making and contemplation are inevitable. Through costly experiences and epiphanies, a reflection on January 2022 must be presented. Table of Contents Hackathon School Voting Pre-Registration Event Sports Food for Thought Miscellaneous Hackathon This past weekend…

2021 has felt like a continuation of 2020, almost resembling a window of time that is ever-expanding and yet, not expanding at all. Despite the ebbs and flows amid the pandemic, the formation of experiences and endless journeys that have been lived have compressed into a minuscule time capsule and…

Synthetic biology has found its place among many emerging disciplines, often famed for its infinite possibilities beyond the realm of existent biology. Although its applications have transformed many industries altogether (sustainability, agriculture, pharmacy), a particular focus will be managed in light of the impacts of synthetic biology on healthcare. Table of contents: Overview…

The effects of handedness, a long-disputed research topic that has reached a multitude of varying results, has left many people confused about the statistical significance of their dominant hand. …

Poem: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; - Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps…

“Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.” The advancements of technology in the 21st century have become an art of vast terrains. The controversy lies within the essentiality of each of these advancements emerging past a fathomable timeframe. Data scientists, software engineers, marketers, business analysts, machine learning…

The whiff of greenery tops the pleasant breeze that directs the water flow beneath the boat and tickles the skin like wisps of hair. Movement is fluid from the edge of the toes to the blades of the shoulders. Floating to the stern, the front end of the boat, dropping…