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MRI meets LSD: The First Brain Scans Conducted

November 3, 2016 4 min read
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

The Dangers Behind the Golden Tan

October 14, 2015 4 min read
Your sunscreen is not necessarily protecting you from all of the harmful rays emitted by the sun Read More

When Not to Eat: Concerning Fruit Flies, Pheromones and Food

May 31, 2013 7 min read
The following article appears in Under the Scope (Volume 3), an SQ journal that features the work done by undergraduate researchers in an accessible and artistic manner. This is a preview for the release of... Read More

From a Blank Sheet to a Heartbeat

June 6, 2013 5 min read
Investigating the Growth and Differentiation of Heart Cells Differentiation, the process through which a cell becomes more specialized, is key in the development of the inner workings of the heart. By studying this mechanism, student... Read More

Beyond the Gut: Charting the Human Microbiome

August 19, 2021 9 min read
The incredibly diverse human microbiome plays a vital role across its host’s many organ environments, carrying enormous implications for treating diseases and preserving humankind’s well-being. The human body is composed of tens of trillions of... Read More

Medication or Meditation? A Synergistic Mind and Body

August 18, 2021 8 min read
In the landscape of mental health, scientists are researching how upholding mental well-being can impede or even cure disease. This fall, 16,700,000 students began another term of their undergraduate degrees. In October 2020, 31,842 Tritons... Read More

Persisting Plagues

July 28, 2022 8 min read
Analyzing recent developments for infectious disease treatments and technologies for malaria and tuberculosis For as long as people have existed, there have been diseases and treatments. Historically, viruses that have caused cold-like symptoms were deemed... Read More

The Northern White Rhinos’ Tenuous Existence

October 12, 2015 5 min read
As the last male of his kind, Sudan shoulders the responsibility of mating with one of the two female northern white rhinos on the conservancy. Read More

Circadian Cycles: Curiouser and Curiouser Research

August 19, 2021 8 min read
Down the rabbit hole of circadian rhythms, these daily cycles are involved in cancer, digestion, and reproduction. I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date! We’ve all got a schedule to keep, and the... Read More

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