Using CRISPR to Take the PERV out of Transplants

At the most recent conference at the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. George Church of Harvard Medical School presented his use of the new gene-editing method known as CRISPR to alter many individual genes in pig embryos. These genes’ elimination, in an unprecedented number through Crispr technology, has the potential to make pig-to-human organ transplants much…

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Brooklyn Nets: 2015-2016 Season Preview

The Brooklyn Nets were able to earn a spot in the playoffs last season, but where do they stand now after their offseason moves?   Main Losses: Kevin Garnett (midseason), Mason Plumlee, Mirza Teletovic, Deron Williams Main Additions: Thaddeus Young (midseason), Shane Larkin, Andrea Bargnani   Projected Starting Lineup: PG: Jarrett Jack SG: Wayne Ellington…

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Sports Recap: October

October Sports Recap: Monday, October 5th Men’s Soccer LOSES to Kean University Score: 1-4 Tuesday, October 6th Women’s Tennis WINS against William Patterson College   Score: 8-1 Wednesday, October 7th Men’s Soccer WINS against York College  Score: 9-1 Thursday, October 8th Women’s Volleyball WINS against William Patterson University Score: 3-0 (25-15, 27-25, 25-22) Saturday, October 10th Women’s Volleyball WINS against Rutgers Newark…

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Teatro Círculo Comes to Baruch’s Nagelberg Theater

For nine days only, Teatro Círculo, the popular Hispanic theater group, recreated Carmena Rivera’s La caída de Rafael Trujillo at Baruch College’s Nagelberg Theater. La Caída de Rafael Trujillo, or The Fall of Rafael Trujillo, tells the story of the oppressed peoples in the Dominican Republic under the leadership of Rafael Trujillo. Throughout his time as dictator of…

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The New Demography

The world average fertility rate has fallen to approximately 2.5 children per woman, while the world population is expected to increase to over 11 billion by 2100. These two facts tell a layered tale of global population trends that is split by economic development. The least developed countries will see the greatest population increase, while…

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Time to ‘Fall Back’

November 6th marked the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) 2016, which began in the springtime. Clocks were set back an hour nationwide and worldwide, in at least 70 other countries. The practice of DST in the U.S. was first established in 1918, but then repealed the following year. It then started again during World War…

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Jessica Hopper’s William R. Kenan Lecture on Ethics and Resistance: Writing from the Margins

On the rainy night of October 1, Macaulay Honors College hosted the award winning rock critic, Jessica Hopper. To a room full of primarily Macaulay students, she delivered the most recent William R. Kenan Lecture on Ethics and Resistance. By the end of her incredibly quotable talk, the table in the back stacked with copies of her new book, The First…

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