Last week, in part one of this two part series on commercial genetic engineering laboratories. Synapse looked inside two of ...

Both kidneys were failing. He used to farm. Now he drove an auto, measuring his days in fares instead of harvests, making the ...

Originally published in Synapse on October 4, 1973. Monopoly control and citizen, especially minority, participation are crucial factors in developing guidelines for Cable Television. The San ...

I’ve recently realized, and it’s kind of scary but I am a demographic that is necessary I am from a ...

This was my first time seeing a badger in the wild. I was on a cliff looking down on some sea lions and it walked out in front of me. The sea lions are on the rock far below. This may be the only ...

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, ...

Our headlamps click on and light up dust particles floating through the cool air. Far above us, condors drift on updrafts in Pinnacles National Park. The caves are not long but steep and twisted, and ...

First place winner of the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category. The sun was setting and dark clouds covered the skyline in San Francisco. While driving back to San Francisco from ...

I walked in the cold ocean water, as usual, to wake up my feet and lighten up the tension. Circulation is a wonderful thing, so is Courage, and so is Patience. Surfers are coming by at this golden ...

Synapse is the UCSF student newspaper. We seek to serve as a forum for the campus community. Articles and columns represent the views of the authors and not necessarily those of the Board of ...

Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant or ghost pipe, emerges from the forest undergrowth in Aokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji. A favorite plant of the poet Emily Dickinson, this ...

In the heart of an illuminated tunnel, a young time traveler ventured deeper into the mesmerizing expanse. Donning a vibrant red coat, their back was the only visible trace amidst the circles of ...