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A Deep Look into the Biology and Evolution of COVID-19

April 9, 2020

Of the hundreds of coronaviruses known to exist, many are relatively harmless. Coronaviruses infect your nose, sinuses and upper throat but often result in nothing more than a common cold.

Call for Citizen Scientists to Contribute to COVID-19 Studies

April 9, 2020

With help from med-tech company BD, UC San Diego’s Microsetta Initiative pivots from crowdsourced microbiome studies to coronavirus data collection.

Global Coronavirus Challenge Calls for U.S.-China Cooperation

April 9, 2020

UC San Diego’s world-renowned scholars in U.S.-China studies explain what’s at stake.

UC San Diego to Advance Stem Cell Therapies in New Space Station Lab

April 8, 2020

UC San Diego and Space Tango received a NASA award to develop the first dedicated stem cell research laboratory within the International Space Station.

SDSC’s Comet Supercomputer, TSCC Available for COVID-19 Research

April 8, 2020

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego is providing priority access to its high-performance computer systems and other resources to researchers advancing our understanding of the virus and efforts to develop an effective vaccine in as short a time as possible.

Researchers Uncover Importance of Aligning Biological Clock with Day-Night Cycles

April 8, 2020

Scientists studying bacteria have identified the roots of a behavior that is regulated by the circadian clock. The research provides a striking example of the importance of keeping the internal biological clock aligned with the external environment so that processes occur at the right time of day.

Supercomputers Assist International Engineering Team on Wave Energy Project

April 7, 2020

Researchers at SDSU and the Polytechnic University of Turin used simulations done on SDSC's Comet supercomputer to study how ocean wave energy converters harness energy and turn it into electricity, offering the potential to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

COVID-19 Experts Directory

April 7, 2020

Experts at UC San Diego are available to discuss the novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 illness and the societal impacts of the pandemic.

Listen Up: Scripps Scientists Use Underwater Microphones to Study Calving Arctic Glacier

April 7, 2020

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego are eavesdropping on an Arctic glacier in the name of science. In a new study, Scripps scientists Oskar Glowacki and Grant Deane describe a new method to measure glacier mass loss from iceberg calving.

Artificial Intelligence Enables Rapid COVID-19 Lung Imaging Analysis at UC San Diego Health

April 7, 2020

With support from Amazon Web Services, UC San Diego Health physicians are using AI in a clinical research study aimed at speeding the detection of pneumonia, a condition associated with severe COVID-19.
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