by kosika2022 | Aug 18, 2018 | FYI Sci Blogs
“Uck, Broccoli!” Hate veggies? If so, there’s bad news for you: your parents will be stuffing your face with them when they hear the news that some vegetables fight colon cancer. Scientists have always known vegetables are healthy, but never had many reasons why. A...
by kosika2022 | Feb 22, 2018 | Bioethics Column
If spitting in a test tube could decode your distant ancestry and future health, would you do it? Since its founding in 2006, 23andMe has offered this insight to the two million people who purchased their at-home personal genetic services. While other product...
by kosika2022 | Oct 31, 2017 | Bioethics Column
When Measles broke out in Disneyland in 2015, public health officials received a shocking surprise. Seven out of every ten people infected were unvaccinated, meaning that the outbreak was undoubtedly preventable, had there been higher vaccination rates in the...
by kosika2022 | Sep 30, 2017 | Bioethics Column
If a drug existed that could save your life, would you give up everything you had to get it? Most people diagnosed with a life-threatening illness would jump at any cure, regardless of the cost. However, the financial impact of these life-saving drugs can be...
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