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Life Without NRTIs: A Simpler, More Effective Treatment Plan for HIV/AIDS Patients

The rapid rate at which HIV undergoes mutations and its high degree of variability make it difficult to develop a permanent cure. At best, the virus can be suppressed to nearly undetectable levels. HIV itself was first identified as a retrovirus in 1984, and the first drug to succeed in limiting HIV replication, azidothymidine... Read More
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Getting Involved with Global Health

So, if you are interested in getting involved with global health, you can check out these five organizations that are making a difference across the world. Read More
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Magazines and Medicine: an Interview with Alum Ayan Kusari

The stereotypical medical student wears a white coat speckled with stray pen marks and pockets stuffed full of notes. Read More
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New Perspectives on Eye Transplants

Exchanging eyeballs has been the stuff of scary stories and gory science fiction for centuries. The cultural perception of these legends, however, makes it easy to gloss over the large populations that actually undergo these procedures. Read More
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Succulents: Aesthetic Aspirations

BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18)   Between UC San Diego’s student organizations’ sales pitches... Read More
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Sustainable Seafood

BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2017-18) ___________________________________________________________________________ Some fish are infamous for looking unpleasant to... Read More
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Sharks: Our Misunderstood Neighbors

BY MADISON RAE | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” – Jaws... Read More
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The Green Games: the 2014 World Cup and the Environment

By Anna Alvarado | SQ Staff Writer | SQ Online (2014-15)   Football–more commonly known in the United States as... Read More
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Brain Implants to Restore Memory

This would mean that those who have the resources and desire to have the chip implanted would have an advantage in the workplace and in the classroom... Read More
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