Imagine yourself growing up and never wanting anything else but a perfect family. Your ultimate goal always being the idea of driving your kid to school, feeding them, dressing them, and caring for them like no other human being ever will. But imagine if one day you were told that your dreams of having a... Continue Reading →
Mandatory Vaccinations: Eleanor and Vania
For our final project in Biomedical Innovations, we will be presenting a case in which we will debate against another team about the ethics of mandatory vaccinations, specifically the SB 277 bill recently passed on June 30, 2015 in California requiring school children to receive vaccinations or face expulsion, requiring homeschooling. The only exemption for... Continue Reading →
Brain Enhancement, Good or Bad? -Jennifer M. and Diana G.
Brain enhancement comes in different forms. There are those who use it for academic purposes, and those who use it for the sake of becoming the best at a sport or competition. Using drugs to enhance your performance in a negative way can affect both your physical and mental health, but again, it’s the way... Continue Reading →
Death Row Organs- Areon B, Ebheni H
Horacio Alberto Reyes was born on June 30th 1955 in Mexico City. He later came to the United States in 1969 when he was only 13 years old. His life was always built on hard work where he spent most of his time working in a restaurant located in San Antonio Texas. From the start... Continue Reading →
Precious Organs for Unprecious People- Maggie and Rinda
Each year, hundreds of thousands of dollars from tax payers are used to keep death row prisoners such as Reyes-Camarena, on life saving treatment such as dialysis. It is being considered now that Reyes-Camarena can be placed on the kidney transplant list ahead of citizens who have never committed a crime. Reyes-Camarena was convicted of... Continue Reading →