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Swim Bladder: Would Being Stabbed be Beneficial to a Fish?

Did you know that fishermen sometimes stab fish before releasing it back into the ocean? This practice in releasing fish,... Read More
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The Advent of Genetic Testing: Cure or Curse?

BY SHREYA SHRIRAM | SQ ONLINE REPORTER | 2018-2019   A few decades ago, the idea that one could know... Read More
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The Hepatitis A Outbreak: Highly Contagious Virus in the Jewel of California

BY MAYA GOPALAKRISHNAN | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18)   Living in La Jolla, a city renowned for... Read More
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Ebola: The Worldwide Epidemic

Many hospitals are over capacity, with only few, overworked staff to care for hundreds of patients. Therefore, current efforts have been too slow to curb the outbreak, leading to continued spread of panic and growing disillusionment with and distrust of physicians and other healthcare professionals. Read More
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“The Blob”: The Cause of California’s Major Drought?

Concerns have been expressed that California has only about 12 months of water left, and the severity of the drought has also been felt through rising water bills, soon to be as high as $80-$90 per month. Read More
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AMPK Gene Might Delay Aging

Eternal youth is a concept dreamt about by many and disfavored by few. From Peter Pan’s journeys in Neverland to Bob Dylan’s 1973 hit track, pop culture has romanticized the idea of youth lasting for decades. Recently, researchers at UCLA have taken a small step toward bringing this timeless fantasy to life. 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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Antibiotic resistance: Are we heading back to pre-penicillin era?

Even though antibiotic resistance is already developed in multiple species, there are also some things that we can do to stop the situation from getting worse. Read More
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Congratulations! This Year’s Weather is a Girl!

CALLUM ARRAS | BLOGGER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17)   The last couple weeks at UC San Diego have seen two... Read More
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