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Studying Your Saliva

June 19, 2013 7 min read
Face it­­--we’ve all gone to the dentist with high hopes, only to receive a lecture about the importance... Read More

Walking with a Brain-Powered Bionic Leg

October 8, 2013 4 min read
By harnessing the pathways of the brain, researcher Dr. Levi Hargrove is able to outfit Zac Vawter with the world’s first thought-powered bionic leg. By Edgar Villaruel | UTS Staff Writer | SQ Online (2013-14)... Read More

Development, Degeneration and Damage Control: How We Check the Quality of Neurons

October 19, 2013 5 min read
Language, motor skills, behavior, speech and memory. These highly vital functions are dependent on a group... Read More

A Nobel Prize For a New Perspective

October 20, 2013 3 min read
Any student who has studied biology has started off studying cells. Cells are the basic units of life... Read More

Understanding the Effects of Cholera Toxin

October 23, 2013 4 min read
The tiniest of flies have helped Dr. Bier and his colleagues to finally elucidate the molecular effects of Cholera toxin on humans. By Safwan Haque | UTS Features Writer | SQ Online (2013-14) Among other luxuries,... Read More

A Drowned Sanctuary

November 1, 2013 6 min read
When a large hydroelectric dam was constructed near Thailand’s wildlife sanctuary, it flooded large areas... Read More

Eliminating the need for foreign liver transplants

November 7, 2013 2 min read
What if there was no need for liver organ donors? Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to synthesize liver cells from fat cells extracted from the human body. Read More

The Curious Case of DNA Methylation

November 14, 2013 3 min read
The human genome, or genetic information, is like a well organized assembly line. In it, there are millions... Read More

Zebrafish: Our Blood Relatives

November 22, 2013 3 min read
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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