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Smoking Cigarettes as a Potential Mechanism in Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
By Barry Nguyen, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘23 & Vincent Tran Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ‘23 Authors Note: During my study abroad in South Korea, I was taken back by the number of people smoking cigarettes in the streets. As a country that valued health and beauty, I was surprised by the frequent sights of […]
The Heart of the Matter
By La Rissa Vasquez, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ‘23 and Shaina Eagle, Global Disease Biology ‘24 In 1818, Mary Shelly published what is now regarded as the pioneer of the science fiction genre, the story of Frankenstein. In this novel, an ambitious scientist named Dr. Victor Frankenstein challenges the laws of nature by bringing […]
650-million year old enzyme used to target cell death in cancer cells
By Vishwanath Prathikanti, Anthropology, ‘23 Author’s note: As someone studying Anthropology at Davis, I often see my friends confused when I tell them how much of my studies consist of biology and chemistry. It’s a fairly common conception that Anthropologists mainly study human culture, and while cultural anthropology is an important aspect of the field, […]
Reviewing Methods of Studying Epigenetic Drift in Monozygotic Twins
By Pranjal Verma, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ‘25 Introduction Twin births made up 3.11% of American live births in the year 2020 [1]. There are two types of twin pairs: monozygotic (MZ), or those consisting of identical genomes, and dizygotic (DZ), or those consisting of genomes with 50% similarity (the same as siblings) [2]. […]
Safety and Efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy for Refractory or Relapsed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
By Palak Arora Author’s Note: I wrote this review article because it was an assignment for me, for the course UWP102B. We were instructed to choose any topic from the field of biology which presented me with a wide range of possibilities. I was not sure where to begin my search but one day while […]
Identifying R loops with DNA/RNA ImmunoPrecipitation sequencing technology
Aditi Goyal, Genetics & Genomics, Statistics ‘22 Abstract: Non-Beta structures are nucleic acid structures that do not follow the classic beta-helix structure described by James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin [1]. R loops are a class of non-B structures and are estimated to occur across 5 percent of the human genome [1]. R […]
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alzheimer’s Disease
By Nathifa Nasim, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ‘22 Author’s note: Based on my interest in exploring Alzheimer’s pathology, I have been interested in the molecular mechanisms that drive neurodegeneration. After working on a project on mitochondrial blockers and Alzheimer’s disease at the Jin lab at the MIND Institute, I found numerous intersections between neurodegeneration and mitochondrial […]
Semaglutide: A New GLP-1RA for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment
By Saloni Dhaktode, Genetics and Genomics ’22 Author’s Note: My interest in research and biology began with understanding diabetes. This topic is close to my heart because my family is very susceptible to Type 2 diabetes, and many families of various ethnic groups in the U.S. are as well. Each patient has a unique background […]