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The Loudest Sound on Earth: Dad’s Snoring

January 27, 2023 7 min read
I’ll wake up as soon as the alarm goes off, when the phone lights up and starts vibrating on the table, even before the alarm begins sounding. This means that I’ll be the perfect roommate... Read More

Spooky Shrooms

January 20, 2023 8 min read
What do mushrooms, frogs, and pufferfish all have in common?  Besides being naturally occurring toxic entities, they are also found all over the world. I’m sure the first humans to figure that out are doing... Read More

CRACK! The Sound of Arthritis?

November 12, 2022 8 min read
I’m not kidding when I say I can crack almost every joint in my body. I crack my fingers, elbows, back, shoulder, knees, ankles, neck, and toes–not always in that exact order. Every single time... Read More

Mushroom Madness and Fungal Friends

November 11, 2022 10 min read
In the world of TikTok, the aesthetic of “cottagecore” has become a growing fascination: romanticizing the wilderness and a simplified countryside lifestyle. One lucky crop has become the star of cottagecore vibes: mushrooms! From vintage... Read More

Shining Blue Stars in the Ocean

August 8, 2022 9 min read
Dinoflagellates emit bioluminescent light to survive from predators through a complex biochemical cascade, currently being investigated by Dr. Michael Latz at UC San Diego. When was the last time you looked up at the night... Read More

Plant Warfare: Perception & Defense Against Insect Attacks

August 1, 2022 9 min read
Plants have specialized molecular mechanisms that allow them to recognize and respond to herbivory by releasing volatile plant hormones that attract predators and stunt the growth of the feeding insects. The discovery of this mechanism... Read More

Marine Microbes: The Eureka of Current Cancer Research

July 26, 2022 10 min read
A marine microbe Salinispora tropica produces the salinosporamide A proteasome inhibitor that exhibits potent anti-cancer activity targeted particularly against glioblastoma. The Moore Lab at UC San Diego currently researches salinosporamide A, opening up the potential... Read More

One “Last Gift”

July 19, 2022 9 min read
In 2017, Dr. David “Davey” Smith, an infectious disease physician at UC San Diego, and his research group launched the “Last Gift Study,” an end-of-life study that recruits individuals living with both HIV and a... Read More

An Invisible Universe

July 12, 2022 10 min read
As new sequencing technologies emerge, scientists can characterize previously unknown microbes living on the shells of inside marine invertebrate hosts. UC San Diego Roy lab investigates how these microbial universes fluctuate with our ever-changing climate... Read More

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