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MRI meets LSD: The First Brain Scans Conducted

By: Grace Sahyouni | UTS Staff Writer | SQ Online 2016-17 It may be surprising that the illegal drugs in... 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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Can Infections Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

In 2019, immunologist Leslie Norins offered to award one million dollars of his own money to any scientist who could... Read More
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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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The Epigenetic Benefits of Coffee

For most people, especially students, coffee is a necessity for everyday life. Whether it’s that morning cup to get you... Read More
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Shockingly Moving: Circuits in Neurobiology and Engineering

Understanding the processes of refined limb movement and developing devices that harness our neural circuits Imagine yourself reaching for a... Read More
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The Spinal Cord: Our Biological Achilles’ Heel

Introduction Have you heard the story of Homer’s Achilles? The greatest of all the Greek warriors, Achilles was blessed at... 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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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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