“What could it be?” I wondered, my 7 year old hands furiously typing on the keyboard. I had spent the course of several month putting in every password I could think to guess. Why I was doing all of this? To have unlimited access to video games, of course. If I could get the password to my internet, I would be able to play anytime I wanted. I had given so many words to my computer; it was like we were having a conversation. A very shallow and frustrating conversation. “Is it Password123?” I imagined asking my computer. “Nope, try again.” It responded smugly. “Is it 123456?” I said. “That’s not even long enough.” The computer quipped. “It’s only a password after all.” I grumbled to myself.
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So when I got into high school, I found out I really enjoyed playing this game called Foldit. Foldit was a game where players collaborated to find the most efficient protein structure. These structures ended up being more efficient than those generated by supercomputers. In fact, one of the structures solved by the players, could be used to generate an antivirus that would stop an “Aids-like” virus in monkeys. While I wasn’t able to participate in that, biology had become a major interest for me. I started looking up and learning all I could in the field of biology all of my junior and senior year. Then, I learned about CRISPR, a gene editing tool, which could be used to change and replace DNA. Gene editing tools have been around for a while, but CRISPR’s ease of use and efficiency made it more groundbreaking. According to some experts, CRISPR will be used to cure genetic diseases and help us terraform planets. It was that moment I realize where I wanted to go. I wanted to help pave the future and just like my internet
The best way to solve a problem is to start asking questions. What’s a password? What makes a one password …show more content…
So when I got into high school, I found out I really enjoyed playing this game called Foldit. Foldit was a game where players collaborated to find the most efficient protein structure. These structures ended up being more efficient than those generated by supercomputers. In fact, one of the structures solved by the players, could be used to generate an antivirus that would stop an “Aids-like” virus in monkeys. While I wasn’t able to participate in that, biology had become a major interest for me. I started looking up and learning all I could in the field of biology all of my junior and senior year. Then, I learned about CRISPR, a gene editing tool, which could be used to change and replace DNA. Gene editing tools have been around for a while, but CRISPR’s ease of use and efficiency made it more groundbreaking. According to some experts, CRISPR will be used to cure genetic diseases and help us terraform planets. It was that moment I realize where I wanted to go. I wanted to help pave the future and just like my internet