Every other week our Research Editor highlights a few of the latest headlines in UCSD Biology news and faculty at UC San Diego. If you find an engaging science article, share it with us on... Read More
BY LAUREN BRUMAGE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) Cancer is a subversive illness that corrupts the body’s own cells, turning them into ever-replicating agents of disease that are nonetheless frequently recognized... Read More
To Burp or To Fart, That is the Question This past winter was a crazy one. Many parts of the US experienced record low temperatures, and over 60% of the US population received some sort... Read More
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
BY LAUREN BRUMAGE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) Dr. Hope Jahren’s grit and determination shine through in her autobiography Lab Girl as she relates her journey from curious child to successful... Read More
By Lauren Stiene | Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) Can you imagine not only committing a senseless streak of murders, but committing them with pride? The Zodiac Killer, undoubtedly one of the most infamous... Read More
[lead]ARJUNE NIBBER | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE (2016-2017)[/lead] Did you know that while you’re sitting in your Friday night lecture, texting your friends to make plans for the weekend, the bacteria around and inside... Read More
By: Neal Shah | SQ Staff Writer | Saltman Quarterly 2016-2017 Every ten minutes, another name is added to the growing list of disgruntled patients waiting desperately for an organ transplant. The increase in organ... Read More
The fight against one of the nation’s leading diseases has just gotten a lot more personal. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that compromises the body’s ability to regulate blood glucose, leading to a variety... Read More