New advances in technology have helped shape our everyday life. But are all advances positive? Recently, in an article titled, “MacArthur 'genius' grant winner creates artificial leaves that photosynthesize,” a chemist was able to forward the creation of artificial plants. Peidong Yang, a chemist, synthesized artificial leaves which can photosynthesize.
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We all remember the Ice Bucket Challenge from last year, where people dumped buckets of ice over their heads and dared their friends to do the same and post it. Even celebrities participated in it and posted the videos. Although, we also remember why it started to begin with (well I hope you do). The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was started to raise money and awareness about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, “a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord,” (About ALS, 2015) and eventually leads to paralysis and death.
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