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Human rights activists have been shocked down to their core as they received proof of the Chinese government’s horrific removal and trafficking of detained Uyghur Muslims’ organs. The investigation ...

After years of internal debate, I finally got my first tattoo. He’s a small lizard, with a topological map design inside, scaling the outer edge of my left ankle. His fine lines and tasteful detail ...

At the age of thirteen, my genetic disorder caused my growth to accelerate, leading to an unusually tall stature. My pediatrician predicted a height of at least 6' 4" after puberty, whereas the ...

Originally published in Synapse on February 17, 1977. Inmates of California’s prison system are currently being used as subjects for medical experimentation. Although the inmates participate in the ...

Hunger is a natural part of life, but have you ever stopped to consider why you’re feeling hungry? Understanding the difference between physiological and psychological hunger can help you make more ...

Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers. Think of the last time you remember laughing. Maybe it was when you were showing someone ...

I have not watched the George Floyd video. In fact, I have not watched the Ahmaud Aubrey, Eric Garner, or any of the other recordings of police brutality. I do not need to watch the video to know what ...

Without question, Dany Laferrière’s new novel, Sur la route avec Bashō, French for “On the road with Bashō,” constitutes a fanciful and poetic manuscript. In embodying a perspective-shifting, and ...

Originally published in Synapse on 14 April 14, 2005. Dr. Robert Dean, currently a clinical fellow in the Urology Department, served for 12 months as an Army surgeon in Iraq. Along with 32 other ...

Science has an isolation problem. I tend to think of scientists as contentedly living on a deserted island, where we’ve established a means of communicating new discoveries amongst ourselves, but we ...

The founders of a biotech firm that launched at a UCSF start-up incubator in 2012 with promises of a groundbreaking fecal testing system are facing fraud charges in a case that’s not merely ...