Published inThe Mole Biologists·Oct 3Member-onlyGenetic Variant Explains Severe Response to COVID-19 in Young PatientsA multiomics study utilized whole-genome sequencing, RNA sequencing and immune cell assays in combination with machine learning modelling to differentiate young critical COVID-19 patients from non-critical patients and healthy individuals, in the absence of co-morbidities. …Covid-195 min readCovid-195 min read
Published inThe Mole Biologists·Apr 12Member-onlyCould this be the Next Best Method for Prenatal Screening?Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms are being detected in non-invasive prenatal tests to predict inheritance of fetal abnormalities. Prenatal screening tests can identify if a fetus is predisposed to certain birth defects that are usually genetic. Some of these screenings include serial detection of maternal serum, ultrasound, amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling…Science4 min readScience4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 7, 2022Member-onlyEmpowered Women Empower WomenValuable lessons I learned by surrounding myself with strong women — In the past, I have been intimidated by the majority groups and jealous of minorities under the spotlight. This is not an uncommon feeling for most minorities. It is natural to feel threatened by the lack of representation in a discipline that is not welcoming to many minorities. To this…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Sep 6, 2022Member-onlyKindred SoulsAccording to Briggs, He was a thinker and she a feeler. A tale of two, One the listener the other the healer.Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
May 9, 2022Member-onlyIdentityThe inner child cries within, To others, the blame she pin, She says this was the hand, Dealt, for her to withstand.Poerty1 min readPoerty1 min read
Published inPolitically Speaking·Jul 2, 2021Member-onlyThe Apartheid for Dummies7 Things I learned from Trevor Noah’s “Born a Crime” — Admittedly, before I had read this book I had little information on what apartheid was. It was a time of institutional racial segregation that lasted until 1994, prior to philanthropist Nelson Mandela’s elect and that’s all I really knew. It always boggled me that the Canadian curriculum called for ancient…Apartheid5 min readApartheid5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 20, 2021Member-onlyPassivity Breeds MediocrityOnly the highly competitive make it to the finish line — It is true that introverts can have power in a world filled with loud people. However, undeniable is the access that extroverts have to success. As extrovert networking becomes easier, it's easier to appear charismatic, and more natural to outwardly showcase your talents. Nonetheless, this way of thinking is outdated…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
Published inOpen Letters To·May 16, 2021Member-onlyAn Open Letter to Pretty PeopleDear Pretty People, You are a product of categorical thinking and spectrum, in other words, human nature. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what if the beholder was the entirety of society? Fine lines coated with capitalism, a smile rooted in colonialism, you bear the…Open Letter3 min readOpen Letter3 min read