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Cognitive Problems Associated With HIV

While there are antiretroviral drugs that help HIV patients live normal lives, there are many downsides to living with the virus. Read More
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A Voice for Science

BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ Today, there is only one PhD scientist in Congress.... Read More
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Why I’m not Pre-Med

My rationale as to why the M.D. is not for me Read More
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Remembering Dr. Saltman's legacy as a biochemist and teacher

by Lawrence Ku and Nishita Shah | Editors | SQ Vol. 9 (2011-2012) Imagine sitting in a lecture hall listening... Read More
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Waking Up

LIAM HUBER | BLOGGER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) How an Ancient Molecule Opened Our Eyes and Exploded Evolution Personally speaking,... Read More
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Bankrupting Graduate Students: How the House Tax Proposal Could End American Research

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Editor | SQ Online (2017-2018) [hr gap=”10″] They’re the teaching assistants who ensure that... Read More
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Mushroom Madness and Fungal Friends

In the world of TikTok, the aesthetic of “cottagecore” has become a growing fascination: romanticizing the wilderness and a simplified... Read More
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Turning Up the Heat: Rising Temperatures on the Ocean Floor

This is the greenhouse effect: our atmosphere’s collection of gases (including CO2) traps some sunlight and thus warms the planet. This process is necessary for life to exist on Earth, but due to of the amount of fossil fuels being burned over the past few hundred years, more and more CO2 has been added to the atmosphere, and the atmosphere is retaining more heat than usual. Read More
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The Curious Case of DNA Methylation

The human genome, or genetic information, is like a well organized assembly line. In it, there are millions... Read More
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