The Role of Genetics in Mental Health and Behavior

This article was part of BIOC14H3 S, 2026 at the University of Toronto Scarborough CampusAuthors: Daisy Bright-McKee, Gayeon Mun and Andrew Ahmed All psychological traits show significant and substantial genetic influence All psychological and behavioural traits have a strong and substantial genetic factor, as outlined by researchers Robert Plomin and his colleagues in 2015. They…

Spring 2026 News and Updates

So I am turning 40 this year! Exiting stuff huh? Yeah, that’s what I thought as well; really, no one actually gives a shit. At least I don’t. Although I am worried about my body changes that are said to occur, like my gut microbiome is supposedly going to change, as well as my metabolism….

Why Writing Articles Feels Overwhelming: A Personal Journey

How come writing feels so hard? I figured out why I may be not writing as much as I should, it’s because there are so many things to do on this platform. You have to set a feature image, you have to enter in keywords. Then there are things like font sizes, grammatical syntax, writer…

Twice in one day?

As I am sitting here, and as I have written in my 15 years of writing, blogging, editing and learning, I have been through a lot. People, and Journalists have picked apart my words, they have taken things that they don’t try and see the positive in the meaning, and true I have said some…

2026, New Year, I hope the same old me.

I have learned a lot about writing over the years. I have also learned a lot about public opinion as well, and how some people will take advantage of you as your trying to climb the ladder of success. The worst part is, that it comes from the people that you mostly trust, and love,…

I thought time was supposed to speed up?

As you can see, my imagination is very limited these days. I always thought I wanted to date another scientist, because I am always in a lab or at lecture, or playing with plants, or reading some papers. It’s just because we are always near each other, and there are some scientists who are together…

October Update

Well, it’s been a doozy (do people even say that anymore?). September started off with the Toronto International Film Festival, this year being it’s 50th installment. I saw Tom Hanks, who walked right by me, and Mark Ruffalo asked me a question; however, I didn’t even know it was him and I was answering questions…