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Cordyceps infected insect

Cordyceps infected insect.

How Real Is ‘The Last of Us’? UCSF Fungus Expert Weighs In

The blockbuster HBO show, The Last of Us, uses an intriguing premise to explain the world’s post-apocalyptic setting: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis — aka the “zombie-ant fungus” — has jumped from insects to humans.
May 2, 2023
Cindy Ow
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goosby

‘The Pandemic Will End’

April 9, 2021
Emily Vivian Huang
This is the final installment of our Q&A with President Biden COVID Task Force advisor, UCSF's Dr. Eric Goosby.Synapse: And...
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climate

Time to Wake Up to Threat of Climate Change, and to Act

December 3, 2020
Sarah Schear
As pediatricians and trainees, we have all experienced moral awakenings that have compelled us to take action to protect children...
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Stranger in a Strange Mind

October 19, 2020
Victoria Turner
“What would it feel like if someone else were to come into your head?” An epilepsy patient posed this question...
Science

The Power of Overlearning

September 21, 2020
Victoria Turner
When you want to learn something new, the first order of business is practice. After putting in some effort, you...
Science

This Date in UCSF History: Solving SARS

April 19, 2020
Synapse
Originally published in Synapse on April 17, 2003. An international team of investigators, including UCSF’s Joseph DeRisi and researchers at...
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ear

EAR-risistible Advancement in 3D Printing

December 2, 2019
Victoria Turner
How much does it cost to make an ear?Max Feinstein, a fourth-year medical student, has been spearheading a project at...
Science

This Date in UCSF History: Cloning Questions

May 10, 2019
Synapse
Originally published in Synapse - The UCSF student newspaper on May 11, 1978. Immortality, Mankind’s oldest dream, that of conquering...
Science
pap_smear

The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear

April 30, 2019
Iva Petrovchich
Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco...
Science

Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming

April 29, 2019
Victoria Turner
Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science...
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