Eukaryon Volume 16

An  UNDERGRADUATE  JOURNAL  of LIFE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP  at  LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 

Eukaryon  is an award-winning undergraduate research journal that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted at Lake Forest College within its research-rich classrooms and faculty labs. The journal is governed, peer-reviewed, and published by an undergraduate editorial board.

Dear Readers, on behalf of the Eukayon editorial board, I would like to thank you for your enormous and remarkable support in the successful completion of an astonishing journal this year. Eukayon would not have seen its 16th consecutive year without your continued support. Every year the dedicated team members of Eukayon editorial boards strive to showcase the life sciences scholarship at Lake Forest College, working tirelessly to make the upcoming edition the best that it can be. This year, we received an outstanding number of articles from various branches of the life sciences, including articles from thought-provoking research projects, academic scholarship and educational features articles. This year's theme, “Form and Function”, was inspired by the structure and collaboration among each editorial board, the backbone of Eukayon, that yields an outstanding product at the end of each season. - Ruqia Bibi (Editor in-chief)