EDITORIAL - Alfa, the generation of the future

the generation of the future

«I believe that the future of humanity is in the progress of reason through science»

–Émile Zola

When the foundations of a fortification are unstable, the structure loses its balance, and then, it collapses. With human life, it happens the same. The continuity of our species lies in a kind of genetic chain where the thread of life is gestated and sustained through the mother's womb, thus, ensuring the beginning of life in optimal conditions is extremely important for the future of the species.

Because of the dramatic events caused by the pandemic, we are currently experiencing an intensified uncertainty, created by our human condition. Nevertheless, this has not been entirely negative, as both maternal health and the study of everything that surrounds the next generations of humans have emerged as areas of great interest in both clinical and medical practice.

We are facing a paradigm shift in all human structures: the generations that will lead the new world are rising now and in the coming years. The way humanity is being cared for, educated, and even modified at the molecular level is decisive in determining the course that awaits us as a society. Likewise, new challenges will be revealed to test the species' ability to adapt to its environment, as well as the tools at its disposal. To take this into account, around 2.5 million Alphas are born every week worldwide: the first generation of digital natives. The perpetuity of our species would be dangerously compromised without scientific efforts to ensure the emergence and proper development of new generations. Fortunately, the interest in health is still alive, and on the contrary, there are increased medical and technological advances ensuring our health and quality of life. Thus, reducing the figures of maternal mortality and New Era diseases by implementing care protocols and good clinical practices has become one of the major health goals of all modern nations.

Although human reproduction may seem to occur naturally, it is necessary to visualize all the risks that the beginning of life represents, both for mothers and future human beings. Therefore, there is a need to go deeper into the subject and to understand all the factors that affect the complications of pregnancy, the health of the newborn, and the potential adverse outcomes of gestation, as well as the environment of the future women and men of the future. At CLiR we are to serve as an informative force in the face of confusion and conundrums, and able to perform advances and discoveries in human affairs.

Science, technology, and human ingenuity are the bridge to the future; let us continue to build it with modern foundations.

Carolina Villanueva, EIC

Editor and content creator with a Degree in Hispanic Literature.