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The Art of Science and the Science of Art

  By Oliver Engel | Blogger | SQ Online (2013-2014) When we consider the very basics of science, we realize... Read More
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King Kong Airlines

First off, I have a love—hate relationship with Peter Jackson. While his movies are masterpieces, BOB DAM, they are TWO DAMSBobdamit long. During winter break, it took both the flight home and the flight back to watch King Kong. Read More
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Iceland’s Genome Project RD5

BY Grace Sahyouni | SQ WRITER | SQ 2017-2018 [hr gap=”null”] The world’s largest and most conclusive national genetic database... Read More
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Godzilla the Irradiated Killa

Because every year during Thanksgiving I don’t go home, I’ve decided to watch some Godzilla movies during this lovely four day weekend with campus services shut down. Read More
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Dr. Liston’s Unsurvivable Surgery

If you're feeling unsure about how good of a doctor you'll be when you enter med school, don't be too nervous. Dealing with amputations and the accompanying gangrene in the 1800s was no easy feat, especially for Dr. Robert Liston, yet he still made a name for himself. You can rest easy knowing you probably won't make the same mistakes he did. Curious? Read more to find out why history remembers his name. Read More
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Taking a Closer Look at the Keto Diet and its Implications

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in healthy eating and a heightened consciousness of one’s food choices.... Read More
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Fighting for Truth in Our Memories

MADELEINE YU | SQ ONLINE | REPORTER 17-18   Recalling the right information can change everything. In the late 1990s,... Read More
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I Tried Going to Therapy

BY LINA LEW | BLOGGER | SQ ONLINE (2019-20) On any given campus, and no doubt at UC San Diego,... Read More
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Solving The Microbe Mystery: An Interview With UCSD Researcher Cliff Kapono

MADELEINE YU | ONLINE REPORTER | SQ ONLINE 17-18   They surround us by the billions in every nook and... Read More
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