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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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One “Last Gift”

In 2017, Dr. David “Davey” Smith, an infectious disease physician at UC San Diego, and his research group launched the... Read More
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Compassionate Conservation: An Inclusive Approach to Sustainable Development

Your food reserves are running low; you are beginning to doubt you will be able to feed your family in... Read More
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The Sublime Connection of Art and Science

The arts and the sciences have long maintained a tense relationship which has only escalated in recent decades. Over the... Read More
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Sweeter than honey

When we think of honeybees, we usually associate them with pollination and honey. With such fuzzy, cumbersome bodies, it is... Read More
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The Genetics Behind Anorexia

The search for an eating disorder treatment, right down to a single gene. Can manipulations of DNA lead to solutions... Read More
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The Thalidomide Tragedy and its Lasting Effects

Consider this: you have been working in a lab for a few years, and you think that you have discovered... Read More
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Tick Talk

BY ANJALI IYANGAR | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | SQ 2019-2020 Imagine this. You’re a little tick egg, about to hatch.... Read More
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Fishing for Genomes: Targeting Population Genetics

Successive generations of organisms may experience many changes in their physiology, behavior, and development. While most traits, such as beak... 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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