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Can You Change Your Factory Settings?

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What Loneliness Does to Your Brain

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Science Behind Alcohol: Sun God Edition

The entertainment that the Sun God Festival brings to UCSD is a cherished campus tradition that is threatened to be cancelled. But the problem has a simple, clear solution: To drink responsibly. Read More
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DIY Bio: The New Era of Biotechnology

Biotechnology is quickly becoming one of the most prominent fields in science: biotech companies are getting bigger, their products... Read More
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Finding what you Love and Loving what you Find

Having trouble sifting the media and the real versions of health care? In this post I write about some amazing, humbling opportunities for pre-med students to discover more about the field. Read More
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Because he said so

Why our parents (sometimes) know best Read More
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Flu During Pregnancy May Be Harmful

Following an optimal diet during pregnancy and taking prenatal vitamins religiously may not be enough to stave off lifelong debilitating conditions in offspring. Read More
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Uncovering Autism Piece by Piece

Recent breakthroughs in scientific methods have allowed researchers to study thin segments of the cerebral cortex, as pioneered by UCSD neuroscientist, Dr. Eric Courchesne. In a collaboration with the Allen Institute of Brain Science... Read More
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GATTACA, A Review: Defying Nature through Scientific Breakthroughs

A movie review of Gattaca and the possible consequences of becoming masters of our own fates. Read More
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Meet Your Baby Before Conception

Researchers have developed a new tool to take the genomes of two separate human individuals and combine them to create a hypothetical embryo. No actual life is created and no physical embryo exists. Read More
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Sleep and Sleep Hygiene

Doing poorly or being inefficient? Sleep may be your silent purpetrator. Read More
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