By, Katie B. '21 In late November, Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced via YouTube video an attempted implantation of CRISPR genetically edited twins, claiming to have made the first to genetically engineered humans. CRISPR: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat, is a molecular tool patented by MIT and Harvard’s Broad Institute, and first invented in …
By, SDLC and PoCC Participants Every year, six juniors get the chance to go to the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, better known as SDLC. The conference is a multicultural and multiracial gathering for high school students both from the U.S. and abroad. SDLC allows students to connect with others with similar racial and cultural backgrounds, …
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By, Samantha C. '19 As I searched for a new celebrity workout for this issue of Panel, something felt a little off. Each workout I encountered seemed to have one of the following objectives: lose weight or tone your body (to look more attractive, of course!). Following this disconcerting experience, I was pleasantly surprised to …
By, Mikayla C. '19 The 2018 fall sports season was filled with wins for the Winsor teams, including the cross country team’s second-place finish at the NEPSTA Championship. Similar to previous years, the cross country team had a successful season. The team took home their fourth consecutive EIL Championship title—the program’s 15th in its history. …
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By, Annie A. '21 On November 13, Amazon announced it would open two new headquarters in addition to its current headquarters in Seattle—one in Arlington, Virginia and one in New York City—ending their yearlong search. Along with 238 other cities and areas, Boston sent in a proposal to have HQ2 (Amazon’s term for their second …
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