by Stacey Johnson | Sep 18, 2020
You know the expression “a moment on the lips, forever on the hips?” I can think of something else that takes only a moment and can cause a lasting positive effect. With one quick and painless cheek swab, your DNA gets added to a stem cell registry. If you are found...
by Stacey Johnson | Sep 4, 2020
In 2016, I stumbled upon the concept of a “blog carnival” and I was excited to give it a whirl. It was so much fun and such a success that, five years later, it is now a regular summer feature on Signals. You can look forward to it in the same way that...
by Stacey Johnson | Aug 7, 2020
These days it can be very tempting to turn off the news, shut down the negativity on social media and find one’s happy place. Some of you escape into the world of cute pet videos or following animal accounts on Instagram (may I recommend my own furry friend...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 31, 2020
Since 1967, the Caribbean community in Toronto, Canada, has been the focus of North America’s largest carnival, commonly referred to as Caribana by locals. This is Caribana weekend. It’s a popular event for Torontonians and people from around the world who descend on...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 24, 2020
When you hear the term “playing God” does it make you think of science? I will wager yes and that you connect the two even more after watching the docuseries “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix. I watched it for the purposes of this blog, but quickly became engrossed in...
by Stacey Johnson | Jul 17, 2020
Equally as worrying as the death toll the coronavirus is having on our global population is the economic fallout countries are experiencing. The Economist says COVID-19 “is causing the most brutal recession in living memory.” The international Organisation for...
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