Teaching Ants How to Pipette Pipetting takes approximately 1027.66 hours/year-person (unpublished) in an average biology lab, and a way to automate that process would save the United States approximately $1.2 billion per year. November 28, 2023 Drew Despereaux Humor
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Recent Support for the Law of Unfair Magnetism and Adoration January 25, 2019Victoria TurnerEditor's Note: "Recent Support for the Law of Unfair Magnetism and Adoration" Victoria Turner earned an honorable mention in the... Humor
Medical Students Make the Worst Patients: The Tragicomedy of an MS1 October 20, 2018Mara OlsonMedical Students Make the Worst Patients: The Tragicomedy of an MS1 is the third place winner of the Synapse Storytelling... Humor
Living the Dream March 6, 2017RayAs my laundry piles, carpet stains and the dust rests in my room I realize that I just don’t have... Humor
A Modest $100M Proposal January 26, 2017RayWith a generous gift from the Helen Diller Foundation, UCSF has been able to finally answer the question, “What would... Humor
The Turkey Drop December 9, 2016RayIt’s not uncommon to find students coming into UCSF with a full-fledged relationship — one of those we’ve-been-steady-for-two-years types. But... Humor
Fight Restroom Inequality October 21, 2016RayWhen nature calls, you go. There are no gender lines, arbitrary rooms and designated stalls. When your bowels are moving... Humor
The New and Improved UCSF? September 24, 2016RayWelcome back students! The school has dearly missed you. Since you’ve been gone, there have been some new additions. As... Humor