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Wiring Our Brains and Biofilms: Untangling Bioelectrical Signaling

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Parasitic Parents: The Realities of Brood Parasitism

Sarah Mirsaidi Madjdabadi | SQ 2025

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Gut Instinct: The Effects of the Maternal-Fetal Microbiome Axis on Offspring Immunology

Zainab Fatima | SQ 2024-25

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Tackling the Truth: The Concussion and CTE Crisis in Football

Manas Mantri | SQ 2024-25

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From Lifeguard to Brain Researcher

During that restless gap between the end of high school and the beginning of college life, Tyler Wishard couldn’t wait ... Read More
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Studying Your Saliva

Face it­­--we’ve all gone to the dentist with high hopes, only to receive a lecture about the importance... Read More
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Epigenetics: Changing how we interpret genomes

When Eric Lander and Craig Venter stood before a crowd of reporters in Washington D.C. on June 2nd, 2000 to... Read More
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(Video) 2013 Research Showcase: Perspectives and Recap

The 2013 Research Showcase held last Wednesday featured poster presentations from over 50 undergraduate and 30 master’s student researchers. The... Read More
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An Interview with Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce Beutler

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences gives the Nobel Prize to individuals who, according to Alfred Nobel’s will, “have conferred... Read More
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When Shape Meets Color: Undergraduates Explore Synesthesia’s Practical Side

Synesthetes and their rare ability of sense stimulation could shine light on ways to aid people with learning disabilities. by... Read More
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Bees, Biofuels and Blennies: A Glimpse of Ecological Research at UCSD

Understanding the human psyche is already an enormously complicated task: imagine trying to understand the behaviors of the vast numbers... Read More
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Growth Spurts, Circadian Secrets and an Algal Cure for Malaria: A Look at Photosynthesis Research at UCSD

By probing the mechanism behind plant responses to drought, understanding the components of a plant’s internal clock, and investigating ways... Read More
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From a Blank Sheet to a Heartbeat

Investigating the Growth and Differentiation of Heart Cells Differentiation, the process through which a cell becomes more specialized, is key... Read More
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