Henrietta Lacks died in 1951, but the exploitation of her living cells continues to this day. From COVID-19 vaccinations to the medical community’s foundational knowledge of cancer, Henrietta Lacks’s cell line, widely known as HeLa, revolutionized medical knowledge and research. Her DNA sequence was used…

The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence indicates that the significance of humans in the global economy is likely to diminish in the coming decades. The idea of “artificial intelligence” dates back thousands of years to ancient times when inventors devised instruments called “automatons” which were…

In 1911, The El Segundo Standard Oil refinery was opened, El Segundo is easily recognized as the Spanish phrase for “the second”, referring to Standard Oil’s refineries, but the details behind the creation of the city are still largely unknown. The truth is murky, and…

Shoutout to our amazing El Segundo Boys Soccer team for making it to CIF this year! We had the opportunity to interview one of the senior team captains, Liam Moore. We first asked him what some of this season’s highlights were, to which he replied,…

Fictional literature has always been important to society. It provides us with a way to spread culture, a way to express emotions, and of course, a source of entertainment. However, literature has evolved immensely over the centuries. In comparison to works of older eras, today’s…