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Glyphosate Exposure Increases Risk for Preterm Birth, Study Shows

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

A new study by the University of Michigan suggests that exposure to glyphosate and AMPA significantly increases the risk for preterm births. The study was published in Environmental Health Perspective and found that the presence of glyphosate in women’s urine… [read]

Biometrics May Allow Us to Get Back To Normal Sooner, but Many are Concerned About Privacy

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live everyday life drastically, so it’s no surprise that as we try to return to some semblance of normal, many people are questioning how that will work. One of the current questions… [read]

23andMe’s Study Draws Links between Covid-19 and Our Genetics

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Last spring as Covid-19 began making its way through the population 23andMe began a study to answer the question “who’s likely to get sick, or to get very sick?” A common problem with studies like this is finding enough participants,… [read]

California Goes Against CDDC Guidelines Keeping Mask Mandate In Place

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The CDC has updated its mask guidance saying 2 weeks after being vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks inside, or social distance in most settings. This comes after a large portion of the U.S has been vaccinated against… [read]

Oxitec Releases First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in the U.S

May 18, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 17, 2021

Oxitec, the biotech firm released the first round of genetically modified mosquitoes at the end of April. This is the first time in the U.S that genetically modified mosquitoes have been released. Previously the modified Aedes aegypti modified mosquitoes have… [read]

How I Fixed my Knee Pain

May 17, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: September 23, 2021

At 18, when I weighed more than 300 pounds, in a momentary lapse of judgment I decided to ride an electric scooter through downtown Atlanta. This did not end well for me. I hurt my knee so badly I couldn’t… [read]

What Will Vaccine Passports Lead to?

May 17, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 17, 2021

Russell Brand shared his thoughts on the prospect of vaccine passports in a recent video while examining some of the problems with tracking those who are vaccinated. One of the biggest problems with the vaccine passport is how the vaccine… [read]