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Looking for a Buzz

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I was covered from head to toe, with every possible opening shut tight by zippers or elastic. This was my first time in a bee suit, and it was making me slightly claustrophobic. Professor John Neeves at UC San Diego had offered to give me a tour of the beehives he keeps in the biological field station on campus. Read More

The Evolution of an Oncologist

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When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you have done? Or will your actions and accomplishments shape who you become in life? In college, there are many opportunities around us in which we students can choose to immerse ourselves. Depending on what we do, it can end up shaping our mindsets and preparing us for the future. Read More

Activating and Inactivating Memories

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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have been able to selectively activate and inactivate memories in rats by activating nerves within the brain at different frequencies, either strengthening or weakening synaptic (nerve cell) connections. Read More