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Understanding the Effects of Cholera Toxin

The tiniest of flies have helped Dr. Bier and his colleagues to finally elucidate the molecular effects of Cholera toxin... Read More
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Defend the Nation or the Pacific Ocean?

When gazing at the glistening blue waters from La Jolla Shores it’s hard to imagine another world teeming with life underneath... Read More
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Curing Crohn’s

Saying Crohn’s disease is painful may be an understatement. Imagine the feeling of piranhas gnawing at your insides... Read More
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Research Roundup (Fall ’13, Week 9)

Every week our Research Editors highlight a few of the latest headlines in science news and explain why these pieces... Read More
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Zebrafish: Our Blood Relatives

The trillions of blood cells that are rushing through your veins originated from a single type of stem cell in your bone marrow in a developmental process called hematopoiesis. Read More
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Scripps Approach Makes a Medicine-Free AIDS Treatment a Closer Reality

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ Older siblings have the unfortunate experience of younger... Read More
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Mushroom Madness and Fungal Friends

In the world of TikTok, the aesthetic of “cottagecore” has become a growing fascination: romanticizing the wilderness and a simplified... Read More
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How To Be A Student Lab Rat

At first, I was underwhelmed; it just looked like eight horizontal lines on different sections of the screen. But when the operator told me to focus on one line and move my eyes left and right, the line dramatically shifted up and down. Then my focus shifted to another line that oscillated every time I blinked, and finally, when I ground my teeth, I saw every line on the screen scatter into clouds of multicolored dots all blending together. Read More
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How Biotechnology is Breaking Extinction’s Grip: The Campaign to Restore Extinct Species

BY LIAM HUBER | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18)   This year, once finals week has finished and... Read More
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