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By: Hannah Rosenblatt | SQ Staff Writer | SQ Online 2016-17 Although appearing as a bland blend of beige and black at first glance, catsharks and other bony fish species emit biofluorescence in dazzling greens,... Read More
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By: Victoria Lueng | UTS Staff Writer| SQ Online 2016-17 A little boy bends over and looks intently at the green leafy plants scattered on the ground. “Look, mother, isn’t that the seaweed we eat... Read More
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Theresa Bui | Blogger | SQ Online (2016-17) Happy Thanksgiving! I can’t wait to stuff my face with mashed potatoes, lechon, and grilled corn. Let’s start this blog off by adding to the warm... Read More
By: Samreen Haque | UTS Staff Writer | SQ Online 2016-17 Until the mid-twentieth century, organ transplantation was the stuff of science fiction. Peter Mendawer’s 1960 discovery that the rejection of a transplant was an... Read More
By: Grace Sahyouni | UTS Staff Writer | SQ Online 2016-17 It may be surprising that the illegal drugs in the world today were not always classified as controlled substances. The classic example that comes... Read More
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BY ANOKHI SAKLECHA | SQ STAFF WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2015-16) You step into the examination room and take a seat in the patient’s chair, prepared for your yearly physical exam. Minutes later, your... Read More
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BY CADE OOST | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE (2015-16) With Season 7 of “The Walking Dead” closing on a shocking note, and Season 2 of its Southern California prequel “Fear The Walking Dead”... Read More
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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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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