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The “Human Touch” in Medicine

BY ANOKHI SAKLECHA | SQ STAFF WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2015-16)   You step into the examination room and take... Read More
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The Real Life Walking Dead: Nature’s Zombies

BY CADE OOST | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE (2015-16) With Season 7 of “The Walking Dead” closing on... Read More
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A Search Gone Cold

She felt the hunger painfully manifest since her awakening. In her ten years of life she dealt with food scarcity; however, the future was looking bleak as scarcity transitioned to absence. Read More
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The Brain Initiative: Government Funded Research

The initiative would fund classroom equipment, teacher training, and the development of interactive curriculum. The ultimate goal of the program is to help close the skill gap between Americans entering the workforce and their foreign competitors. Read More
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Hail to Thee! The King of Beverages: Coffee

As the beverage of choice for the sleep- deprived and energy deficient, coffee has found its way into the hands of people around the world. A Harvard study has shown that 54% of Americans over the age of 18 drink an average of 3.1 nine-ounce cups of coffee a day. Read More
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How To Be A Student Lab Rat

At first, I was underwhelmed; it just looked like eight horizontal lines on different sections of the screen. But when the operator told me to focus on one line and move my eyes left and right, the line dramatically shifted up and down. Then my focus shifted to another line that oscillated every time I blinked, and finally, when I ground my teeth, I saw every line on the screen scatter into clouds of multicolored dots all blending together. Read More
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Research Roundup (Fall ’15, Finals)

Every other week our Research Editor highlights a few of the latest headlines in UCSD Biology news and faculty at... Read More
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The Dangers Behind the Golden Tan

Your sunscreen is not necessarily protecting you from all of the harmful rays emitted by the sun Read More
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The Northern White Rhinos’ Tenuous Existence

As the last male of his kind, Sudan shoulders the responsibility of mating with one of the two female northern white rhinos on the conservancy. Read More
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SQ Online is part of the Saltman Quarterly program, a biology student organization committed to communicating science and research. The late Dr. Paul Saltman inspired the program’s creation, and the Saltman Family continues to generously support our efforts. For more on Dr. Saltman’s legacy, read our tributes. If you are the copyright holder and believe our website has not properly attributed your work to you or has used it without the requisite permission, please let us know. Refer to the Notice and Takedown Policy for further details.

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