It's always neat to see technologies from Science Fiction become reality. Star Trek is famous for featuring technology like communicators (cell phones), replicators (3D Printers), and warp drives (still highly hypothetical, unfortunately). But Star Trek doesn't have a corner on the market for futuristic technology predictions. Another great sci-fi universe might have a way to …
Continue reading We Can Now End Malaria With Mass Effect Technology (But Maybe We Shouldn’t)
Is it a sin for Christians to eat lobster? Most major branches of Christianity would say yes. Old Testament prohibitions against eating lobster are usually seen as part of the Old Covenant and not a requirement for New Covenant people. But ancient dietary laws aside, modern bioethics has raised some decidedly New Testament concerns on …
Continue reading What Would Jesus Eat? The Weird World of Lobster Ethics
Developmental Biology is a fascinating field. It's truly amazing to learn how complex life forms grow and develop starting from a single cell, and to watch parts of the process happen. Besides being interesting, Dev Bio is also extremely useful in healthcare. By learning how something develops, you can sometimes figure out what went wrong …
Continue reading Chimeras Raise Questions About When Life Begins
In my second year of university I got elected as the president of the Pro-Life Club on campus. I had grown up being pro-life and had enjoyed arguing/discussing the issue, so I felt competent enough to run the club. However, in truth I had never done in-depth research on the topic, so being president for …
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