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Why Cancer Keeps Coming Back — and How Genetic Engineering Could Change That

Omar Mokhashi | SQ 2025-2026

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The Aral Sea: History and Environmental Consequences

Anusha Prasad | SQ 2025-2026

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A Gut Feeling

Sophia Chau | SQ 2025-2026

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Breaking Barriers: How New Human Astrovirus Strains Invade the Brain and Lungs

Natalie Botelle | SQ 2025-2026

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Why Cancer Keeps Coming Back — and How Genetic Engineering Could Change That

Cancer treatment is often imagined as an endpoint: chemotherapy ends, scans return clear, and life resumes. Yet, for many patients,... Read More
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The Aral Sea: History and Environmental Consequences

When people walk in public with a snack in hand, they most often litter on the ground in the nearby... Read More
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A Gut Feeling

The old saying “trust your gut” is often meant as a reminder to trust our inner intuition. The rumbling discomfort... Read More
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Breaking Barriers: How New Human Astrovirus Strains Invade the Brain and Lungs

Imagine your body as a building with layered security: locked doors, sealed windows, and guards. Most “stomach bugs” never make... Read More
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Can You Change Your Factory Settings?

Can you change your factory settings? For most of us, DNA feels like destiny, a permanent set of instructions we... Read More
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What Loneliness Does to Your Brain

Recall Pixar’s Inside Out? In the movie, all memories are stored in little “orbs” that Riley’s emotions carefully sort through.... Read More
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Stress: How Our Body Responds to Pressure

Imagine it is ten minutes before your final exam that you have studied weeks for. Your heart races, your breathing... Read More
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Partly Human: How Biohybrid Fish Are Brought To Life With Human Stem Cells

INTRODUCTION As your eyes scan this article, eager to learn about the innovation of biohybrid fish, tiny muscles behind your... Read More
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Evolving Landscapes in Lynch Syndrome and Immunotherapy

Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an inherited genetic disorder that significantly increases an individual’s... Read More
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