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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on the Brain

When talking about prevalent and debilitating mental health issues, most people do not immediately think of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder... Read More
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A Deadline for Social Exploration

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, children experience less social interaction than possibly ever before. Ideally, they would continuously learn and... 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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Empathy is the True Star Behind Scientific Research

Introduction In the performing arts world, a unique vernacular is used to acknowledge the role of the audience. To face... Read More
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Looking to Biological Age for Health Maintenance: No Swimming Required

Most people are familiar with the myth that everlasting youth can be achieved by traveling to the mystical Fountain of... 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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The Brain Initiative: Government Funded Research

The initiative would fund classroom equipment, teacher training, and the development of interactive curriculum. The ultimate goal of the program is to help close the skill gap between Americans entering the workforce and their foreign competitors. Read More
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From a Blank Sheet to a Heartbeat

Investigating the Growth and Differentiation of Heart Cells Differentiation, the process through which a cell becomes more specialized, is key... Read More
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Mitochondrial QC: Saving the Cell and Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases

In every elementary and middle school science class, students are taught that mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. Textbooks... 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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