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Can You Change Your Factory Settings?

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What Loneliness Does to Your Brain

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Stress: How Our Body Responds to Pressure

Amy Peng | SQ 2025-26

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Partly Human: How Biohybrid Fish Are Brought To Life With Human Stem Cells

Jadyn Tunnell | SQ 2024-25

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Morality and the Mind

Imagine if we could take a hardened criminal–a murderer, for example–and alter their brain in a way that would allow them to be rehabilitated and become a moral and valuable... Read More
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Adventure is out there

Finding my niche wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be Read More
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“What’s on the midterm?” Conversations with Dr. Saltman

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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From Drool to Fuel

Start collecting drool, because it might be a new source of power. Think this sounds silly? Well, think again. Read More
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Blackfish: Setting Fact from Fiction Animal Captivity in our Society

When does our responsibility with animal conservation end and our greed for entertainment begin? The controversial documentary Blackfish is morally and scientifically analyzed, demystifying fact from fiction. Read More
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Pre-writing your Medical School Personal Statement

Even when you're in 1st or 2nd year, you can still prepare for the medical school application! There is always something to work on. Read More
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Bioengineering of the Future: Optogenetics

  By Oliver Engel | Blogger | SQ Online (2013-2014) Over two hundred years ago, an Italian scientist named Luigi... Read More
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Conversations with Dr. Christina Johnson

Figuring out where you want to be Read More
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Recent Changes to UCSD Biology Lab Requirement

Biology majors that were originally required to complete two specific biology laboratory courses are now allowed to complete one.. Read More
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