The Red Queen hypothesis, first proposed by Leigh Van Valen in 1973, gets its name from a line in Lewis Carroll’s novel Through The Looking Glass. “You see,” says the Red Queen to Alice, “it... Read More
BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) What do an indoor climbing gym, an equipment rental shop, an outdoor obstacle course, and guided trips into the wilderness have in common?... Read More
By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ It’s Monday morning. You’re in your BILD 4 class, and it’s painfully obvious that it’s an 8 a.m., because the 300 students in... Read More
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What can a young girl aspire to become when she grows up? As a very young girl, Dr. Cindy Gustafson-Brown, better known as Dr. Gus, was inspired by her father... Read More
Picture the scene: In Natural Sciences 2E, students focus on preparing for their upcoming midterm. In class, someone asks the professor what the midterm would cover. The professor replies, "Everything." Read More
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It takes guts to make tough decisions, but moving to La Jolla from Germany was an easy decision for Dr. Gabriele Wienhausen... Read More
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Speed is Everything An audio feature on J. Craig Venter’s latest talk, hosted on the UC San Diego campus. By Brianna Egan | Media Editor | SQ Online (2013-14) [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/121959947″ params=”color=415af0&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true”... Read More
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Timing is everything to a circadian biologist. As a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and... Read More
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What do many doctors, scientists, lawyers, lobbyists, writers and administrators have in common? A degree in biology!... Read More