Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Double Helix Digest at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: An Undergraduate Journal Focused on Biology, Chemistry, and Related Fields

Published: 2025-07-14

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Front Matter

• Table of Contents

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

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• Letter from the President and Editor-in-Chief

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  2

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Faculty Feature

• Dr. Shannon Shirk Building Useful Science

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  3–6

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Review Articles

• Factors Affecting Migratory Bird-Window Collisions and Effective Mitigation Strategies

  Dhruv Tomar (Author)

  9–16

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• How Ribosomes Shape Protein Folding

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  17–21

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• How Does Antibiotic Resistance Work? The Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance

  Manaswini Mannam (Author)

  23–27

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• Antimicrobial Resistance’s Impact on the Healthcare System The Era of Antibiotic Abuse

  Kyra Miller (Author)

  29–33

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• GLP-1 Receptor Agonists A Potential Treatment for AUD

  Robert Kemp (Author)

  35–37

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• Physiological Changes as a Result of the LSVT BIG and LOUD Programs for Those Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

  Claire Skowron (Author)

  39–44

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• The Emotional Processing of Dreaming and Dream Analysis in Exploring and Resolving Emotional Conflicts

  Sofia Rossetti (Author)

  45–50

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• The Hidden Witnesses to Murders An Introduction to Forensic Entomology

  Poorva Kasture (Author)

  51–57

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• Behavior and Personality Nature or Nurture?

  Ipsita Mandal (Author)

  59–64

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• Evidence for Evolution A Brief Review

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  65–69

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• From Stingers to Builders Discovering the Fascinating Ties Between Jellyfish and Coral

  Yunji Wan (Author)

  71–73

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Student Research

• Semaglutide A Revolutionary Diabetes Drug, or a Fad Celebrity Endorsement?

  Poorva Kasture (Author)

  77–90

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• An Investigation on the Alleviation and Repair Effects of Bacillus Pumilus LV-149 Solutions At Different Concentrations On Cellular Ulcerative Colitis in Mice Colon Cells over DSS Solution-Induced Treatment

  Andy Ma (Author)

  91–110

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Shorts

• Colorectal Cancer A Warning to the Young

  Andy Granados (Author)

  113

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• Cancer Can Be Seen Early Detection of Skin Cancer Can Save You

  Bolade Abiola-Fagba (Author)

  114

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• What Type of Cell Are You?

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  115–116

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• Exploring Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

  Esther Chang (Author)

  117–118

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Back Matter

• The Team

  Casey Meskovich (Author)

  121–127

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