Monkeypox: Another Day, Another Outbreak
byEdited by Mohamad Wehbe From smallpox in the 1960s to Ebola and Zika outbreaks in 2015 and 2016 respectively, writing the history of human…
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Microplastics are Everywhere- Should we be concerned?
byEdited by Mohamad Wehbe Plastics have become an indivisible part of our daily lives as they can be found in almost everything we use…
Shifting the Paradigm: Why Microorganisms Are More Useful Than We Think
byEdited by Mohamad Wehbe “When Orson Welles said “We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone”, he was mistaken. Even when we are…
The First Pig-to-human Heart Transplant and The Future of Xenografts
byThe idea of accepting an animal organ in place of our own might sound repugnant at first. Is it a real danger to our…
Learning to Live with Fire
byWildfires quickly spread like an inferno consuming any thick and dried-out vegetation along its path. What seems to be an instantaneous burst can overtake…
Lebanon and Omicron: The Strategy of an Exacerbated Healthcare Sector
byA few weeks after its discovery in South Africa, the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has already taken its toll. To this…
Plastic Surgery: Sin or Virtue?
byWhat do Michael Jackson, the Kardashians, and Cristiano Ronaldo have in common? Plastic surgery. In his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk, the King of Pop writes…
Climate Apathy: Why We Choose Not To “Look Up”
byThe following article contains spoilers for the movie “Don’t Look Up” A 9km wide asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, very likely to strike the…
Genetic Engineering in Medicine: Darwin’s Evolution on Steroids?
byGo back in time to the late 19th century and imagine yourself being told that in a couple of decades, the internet and smartphones…
The Need for a Holistic Sexual Education in Lebanese Schools
bySchool is one of the primary hubs for children and adolescents to develop their identities and self-explore in a healthy manner far from shame,…