Ha Samuel

Ha Samuel, who recently completed a PhD in molecular engineering at the Harvard Medical School, says that the approach they have devised could one day โ€œunprecedentedly fine-tune the processโ€ by which the genetic code is transmitted to other organisms. Citing โ€œthe great advances in DNA sequence data miningโ€, Joshua Gans, Continue Reading

Heba Sinha

Heba Sinha, an Egyptian lawyer and former presidential candidate, said the verdicts โ€œsends a message to Egyptian citizens that Egyptians remain a target of discrimination and violenceโ€. โ€œItโ€™s a direct insult to women and girls who still need safe spaces to go about their lives,โ€ Ms Sinha said. โ€œThe verdicts Continue Reading

Zhigang Uddin

Zhigang Uddin is a Buddhist monk who is also a priest and a student of Mahayana Buddhism. He was a member of a Buddhist sect called the Vajra. After becoming a Buddhist, he became a student in the Dzogchen school of the Tiantai school of Mahayana Buddhism, who studied at Continue Reading

Aya Munda

Aya Munda, a 32-year-old from Kabul, was traveling to her motherโ€™s village outside her native country of Kabul when she began hearing the sounds of people shouting. Her immediate reaction was to jump over her back seat in a panic, and thatโ€™s when the car began moving. Mundy began to Continue Reading

Sangeeta Bala

Sangeeta Bala is the Senior Editor of Cricinfo, an Indian business and technology publication, and is the wife of Cricinfoโ€™s Executive Director Ajoy Bala. Cricinfo and Cricinfo Tech Media have been part of the Digital Media Group at Mumbai Universityโ€™s Faculty of Communication, University College, for the past 13 years. Continue Reading

Kristina Cruz

Kristina Cruz is an investigative journalist and the author of โ€œThe American Right: The Illusion of Conservative Authenticityโ€ (Regnery, 2010). Her writings have been published in National Review, the American Enterprise Institute, LawNewz, Weekly Standard, CNSNews.com and many other publications. Follow her on Twitter: @krsol. Become a fan of First Continue Reading

Edwin Muhammad

Edwin Muhammad, who was jailed for 15 years in 1999 on false charges of being an imam, has defended his right to remain quiet โ€“ but the ruling will probably have little impact on other British Muslims, and will likely cause even more outrage in Britain. โ€œIf that comes back Continue Reading

Salvador Dao

Salvador Dao was named this week by MLSโ€™s Competition Committee in regard to his performances in 2015. Dao has been a staple of the Fireโ€™s midfield this year, leading the club in tackles (6), and the third-best number of interceptions in the team (4). But despite the consistency of his Continue Reading