Paleocene mammals, such as ancestors of modern-day horses, were as small as common day housecats. Due to the rising heat, ectotherms, also known as cold-blooded animals, needed a bigger surface area to regulate their heat, so the bigger ectotherms were the winners and survived. Read More
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Hey I'm Michelle S. Lee and this is my fourth year at UCSD. I'm double majoring in biochemistry/cell biology and psychology and I'm a part of Saltman Quarterly, Flying Samaritans, and Phi Delta Epsilon at UCSD. In my spare time, I love to go jogging, snowboarding, hiking, and shopping.
Depression affects more than 14 million American adults, making it one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. Read More
Collectively, more than five million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.4 From those diagnosed, 500,000 of them die every year as a result.4 Alzheimer’s disease remains the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the only disease among the top ten that has no cure or prevention.3 Read More