By Rafael Escandon A recent social media posting got my attention for a couple of reasons. First, because it is quite unusual and second, because the detail behind the headline tells a different story than the headline suggests. This was the first posting since the advent of social media where I have seen a company […]
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He Jiankui & Humanity’s Common Heritage
By Richard B. Gibson As many will remember, in 2018, now infamous Chinese researcher He Jiankui announced on YouTube that, using CRISPR/Cas9, he had been (jointly) responsible for creating gene-edited twins called Lulu & Nana. He and his team’s purported aim was to engineer the twins to be resistant to HIV infection. Two days after […]
Illness live: sick children on social media
By Elise Burn. The gap between our ‘real life’ and the life we portray on social media is widening, with many people curating themed social media accounts to promote a certain aspect of themselves. Many social media influencers curate their accounts to contribute towards the development of their brand. It is not unusual for adults […]