Tag: Own

With prices going up in the beauty industry. It takes a lot of money to keep yourself up. I remember when getting your haircut was seven dollars, but now you pretty much have to take out a loan to get your haircut, and it’s not including getting a shave. So here’s how you can cut your ow...

Genetically modified organisms are animals, plants or microbes whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The definition seems straightforward, right? But how exactly is the genetic material modified? Let us dig a little deeper. Scientists first isolate the DNA, separating it f...

When you hear the word biotechnology, what is the first thought to come to your mind? Vaccines? RT-PCR? Or GMOs? The first two topics have gained widespread attention during COVID-19. In this article, let’s talk a little more about genetically modified organisms (or GMOs in short). Genetica...

Constance Wu was all over the media this past week on a redemption tour of sorts as she promotes her new book, a memoir in essays called Making a Scene. Like many Asian Americans, I’ve had ambivalent, sometimes even negative, feelings about her. I heard the rumors — that she was hig...

Cars never really struck me in a way that made me feel like I needed to own one. Though some of my high school classmates got cars as gifts from their parents, I never felt the desire to have one of my own. I did want to be able to drive, however, and was able to get my driver license when I turn...

Reproductive health and rights are once again at the center of public debate following the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. While the intensity of the rhetoric is high and the composition of the next Supreme Court will certainly impa...

As a Somali individual, I find myself amused when I hear people in the UK, particularly in London, suggesting that my family and fellow Somalis should “go back to our own country.” The irony of such statements resonates deeply with the historical complexities that connect Somalia and Bri...

It was a casual conversation with a colleague a couple of weeks back when I mentioned, matter-of-fact, that one new-to-my team direct hadn’t taken the effort to set up an intro meeting. He also declined the one that I setup because he was busy with other ‘important stuff’. This col...