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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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Timing is everything to a circadian biologist. As a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and... Read More
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gives the Nobel Prize to individuals who, according to Alfred Nobel’s will, “have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” Dr. Bruce Beutler, UC San Diego alumnus, was awarded Nobel... 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