An experiment always thought impossible was the ability to recreate life by sculpting DNA. However, it is in fact possible thanks to cloning. The following paragraphs will explain the first cloning, how cloning works, and why or why not it could be beneficial to us today. The start of cloning In 1935, Hans Spemann won the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine. He won it because he discovered the effect now known as embryonic induction. This is the process in which a group of cells directs...

According to the Washington post, stem cell research “is one of science’s most promising fields.” Scientists believes that one day, “stem cells may (…) be used to repair or replace tissues and organs lost to age or disease,” though most effective therapies are still far away.   So before we begin, let’s define what stem cell research is. “Stem cells are the body’s raw materials – cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated,” informs the Mayo...

Wonder tells the amazing story of a young boy with a facial deformity and his difficulties in his regular day to day life or not so regular. This movie which has received both the Humanitarian Award and the Bandung Film Festival award was originally a book written by R.J. Palacio.    August or “Auggie” for short is a ten year old boy who...

Since the war broke out in Ukraine this year many of its civilians have had to flee their beloved land in search of a safe place away from the bombs and the destruction. To date, about 3.5 million people have left Ukraine in search of refuge and safety elsewhere in the world. Their past as they knew it, has gone forever in the blink of an eye and now...