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Persisting Plagues

Analyzing recent developments for infectious disease treatments and technologies for malaria and tuberculosis For as long as people have existed,... Read More
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Bridging Troubled Waters

Introduction From Sierra Nevada lakes beneath the hearths of mountains to sediment swirling along the seabed, aquatic ecosystems pool with... Read More
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Bees, Biofuels and Blennies: A Glimpse of Ecological Research at UCSD

Understanding the human psyche is already an enormously complicated task: imagine trying to understand the behaviors of the vast numbers... 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 Dual Fronts of Chronic Inflammation in Obesity

Introduction According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, about one in every three American adults has a metabolic... Read More
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Growth Spurts, Circadian Secrets and an Algal Cure for Malaria: A Look at Photosynthesis Research at UCSD

By probing the mechanism behind plant responses to drought, understanding the components of a plant’s internal clock, and investigating ways... Read More
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Microplastics: The Blood’s Tiny yet Cruel Invaders

  When we think of plastic in relation to the environment, heart-wrenching images of polluted seas, dolphins trapped in plastic... Read More
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Food for Thought: An Analysis of Food Modification for Commodity and for Necessity

Introduction: When one thinks of food modification, stories from the last decade about food that is abnormally large or long... Read More
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Your Ace of Hearts

In life, everyone must play with the cards they are dealt and hope for a good hand. Just like the... Read More
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