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Glowing Waters

January 14, 2020 6 min read
By Mahima Advani | Online Reporter | SQ Online (2019-2020) During the early summer nights, luminous blue and green hues light up La Jolla’s waters. This phenomenon, that has transformed the nighttime ocean into a... Read More

The Thalidomide Tragedy and its Lasting Effects

July 10, 2019 8 min read
Consider this: you have been working in a lab for a few years, and you think that you have discovered a new drug to combat adolescent depression. Now, you have to test the efficacy and... Read More

The Genetic Solution for Chocolate

July 8, 2019 6 min read
   Chocolate is a decadent snack and a beloved ingredient, available today in great amount and variety. However, recent reports predict that chocolate may disappear by 2050. This forecast is directly related to the projected... Read More

The Pursuit of Life Beyond Earth

April 24, 2019 10 min read
Though Earth is home to many diverse organisms, the search for forms of novel life has expanded past the planet’s boundaries. Scientists, in addition to investigating oceans and remote islands, are now making efforts to... Read More

The Sublime Connection of Art and Science

February 26, 2019 12 min read
The arts and the sciences have long maintained a tense relationship which has only escalated in recent decades. Over the years, many schools and institutions have cut art programs or been forced into defensive stances... Read More

Building a Bio-Fueled Future

June 5, 2018 6 min read
BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18)   With current projections predicting the depletion of fossil fuel reserves being by 2088, biofuels are seeing a resurgence in funding and awareness. The field of alternative... Read More

Taking the Bite Out of Pathogens: How Researchers at UC San Diego Are Divorcing Mosquitos from Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases

May 29, 2018 5 min read
LIAM HUBER AND MAYA GOPALAKRISHNAN | ONLINE REPORTERS | SALTMAN QUARTERLY 17-18 At UC San Diego, Dr. Omar Akbari pioneers a new method to combat some of the world’s deadliest contagions. (Source) Picture the deadliest animal... Read More

Iceland’s Genome Project RD5

October 26, 2017 4 min read
BY Grace Sahyouni | SQ WRITER | SQ 2017-2018 [hr gap=”null”] The world’s largest and most conclusive national genetic database can be found on a remote island in Europe with vast landscapes, exquisite waterfalls, and... Read More

Fighting for Truth in Our Memories

August 22, 2017 6 min read
MADELEINE YU | SQ ONLINE | REPORTER 17-18   Recalling the right information can change everything. In the late 1990s, psychiatrists and psychologists all over the nation faced lawsuits for malpractice when patients under their... Read More

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