Day: February 27, 2012
More Than A Feeling
Candus Garcia/Staff Writer Violently one hand after another came in contact with the long black bag hanging from the ceiling. Covered in sweat from his workout, Del Mar College student Pete Guerrero, 21, said he trains for boxing every day with this equipment. . . Boxing is a full-contact sport that Guerrero said he has been doing for over seven years. Boxing is an American sport that has been around since 4000 BC. Boxing began as a combat between the Greek and Roman empires and in 1888 evolved into one of the most popular sports in history. Guerrero trains at…
Stem cell research continues regardless of opposition
Brittni Young/Web Editor Stem cell research has become the next advancement in health and science technology since the low success rate of gene replacement therapy according to Dr. Zaldy Doyungan, Assistant Professor of the Department of Natural Sciences. The use of stem cell therapy has been debated against by the Catholic Church and pro life supporters bringing controversy to the advancing research. Dr. Zaldy Doyungan, simplified stem cell research as any scientific investigation involving the use of undifferentiated cells (stem cells) for the treatment of certain human diseases. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research…