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The Fungus Among Us: Fungal Presence in Cancerous Growths
By Mirabel Sprague Burleson, Biological Sciences ‘24 Cancer can contaminate nearly every tissue in the human body, arising from complex and diverse mutations that impact many genes. It’s incredibly widespread and lethal and is currently one of the most common causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease by a small […]
Could Training the Nose Be the Solution to Strange Post COVID-19 Odors?
By Bethiel Dirar, Human Biology ’24 Author’s Note: I wrote this article as a New York Times-inspired piece in my UWP102B course, Writing in the Disciplines: Biological Sciences. Having chosen the topic of parosmia treatments as a writing focus for the class, I specifically discuss olfactory training in this article. In the midst of the […]
Western Sandpiper Population Decline on the Pacific Coast of North America
By Emma Hui, Biological Sciences ‘26 INTRODUCTION The migration of Western Sandpipers from the high Arctics to Southern California has always been a treasured gem in the fall. Yet as decades roll by, Western Sandpiper populations have been in continuous decline, and the rugged coastline of the Pacific Northwest seems lonelier than ever [1]. As […]
Review of Literature: Use of Deep Learning for Cancer Detection in Endoscopy Procedures
By Nitya Lorber, Biology and Human Physiology ’23 Author’s Note: I think now more than ever, the reality of artificial intelligence is knocking on our doors. We are already seeing how the use of AI programs are becoming more and more normalized for our daily use. AI is now driving our cars, talking to us […]
Willowbrook’s Hepatitis Study
By J Capone, Agriculture and Environmental Education Major, ’24 The Willowbrook State School was a housing institution created by New York State in 1947 to house intellectually disabled children and young adults. At the time, there were little to no public resources for caregivers, and state schools like Willowbrook were created to address that problem. […]
A Warmer World Leading to a Health Decline
By Abigail Lin, Biological Sciences. INTRODUCTION Rising temperatures due to global climate change cause several detrimental impacts on the world around us. This paper will analyze the consequences of climate change, specifically temperature changes, within California. Livelihoods of farmers and fishermen, distribution of disease, and fire intensity are examples of how California is affected by […]
Floating Photovoltaics (FPVs): Impacts on Algal Growth in Reservoir Systems
By Benjamin Narwold, Environmental Science and Management major ’23 Author’s Note: I wrote this review paper to learn more about the environmental impacts of floating photovoltaics (FPVs) because this topic directly applies to my work as an undergraduate researcher position with the Global Ecology and Sustainability Lab at UC Davis. I wanted to focus specifically […]
How does prenatal nicotine exposure increase the chance of a child developing asthma?
By Madhulika Appajodu, Cell Biology ’24 Author’s Note: My name is Madhulika Appajodu and I am a 3rd Year Cell Biology major at UC Davis. I am a pre-medical student and hope to go on to medical school. I chose Cell Biology as a major because I found the focus on cell organization and function […]
Your genes and you: Examining the effect of direct-to-consumer genetic testing visualizations on conceptions of identity
By Adyasha Padhi, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Sociocultural Anthropology ’25 Author’s Note: I wrote this paper for my ANT 109: Visualization in Science Course and we chose a specific visualization and entity connected to it to focus on. 23&Me has always been a company that has interested me and in looking deeper into their […]
Sex on a spectrum: biological perspectives of intersexuality and transexuality
By Vishwanath Prathikanti, Anthropology ’23 Author’s note: This past quarter I took ANT158, Evolution of Sex: A Biological Perspective. I had falsely believed prior that most of our understanding of sex and sexuality was from a psychological perspective resulting from differences in hormonal cascades that occurred before birth. It was enlightening to learn about evolutionary […]