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When you go for a checkup and get a blood test chances are, your doctor will take a look at your cholesterol levels to make sure they aren’t too high. Cholesterol is an essential lipid... Read More
by Allison Bray | BS/MS Candidate | SQ Vol. 10 (2012-2013) The risk of predation can affect foraging by honey bees (Apis mellifera) even when predators do not succeed in killing the bee, through a non-consumptive effect. ... Read More
The following article appears in Under the Scope (Volume 3), an SQ journal that features the work done by undergraduate researchers in an accessible and artistic manner. This is a preview for the release of... Read More
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Milli Desai| Editor-in-Chief | SQ Vol. 10 (2012-2013) This year marks the production of the 10th volume of Saltman Quarterly (SQ). As we celebrate more than one decade of SQ journals, we also celebrate one decade of... Read More
It is mysterious that a healthy child could suddenly develop serious heart problems, but such is the case when Kawasaki Disease (KD) has taken its toll on a child’s body. by Mandeep Bajwa | staff writer |... Read More
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by Sameeha Khalid | Special Sections | SQ Vol. 10 (2012-2013) A wise man once surmised, “the university is an organism and an organization which must create an internal environment to optimize three activities: teaching, learning,... Read More
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Investigating the Growth and Differentiation of Heart Cells Differentiation, the process through which a cell becomes more specialized, is key in the development of the inner workings of the heart. By studying this mechanism, student... Read More
By probing the mechanism behind plant responses to drought, understanding the components of a plant’s internal clock, and investigating ways to harness plants to produce vaccines, undergraduates at UCSD are finding ways to use plants... Read More
Understanding the human psyche is already an enormously complicated task: imagine trying to understand the behaviors of the vast numbers of animals and plants also on our planet. This is the daunting task faced by... Read More