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Uncontrolled ‘cAMP’ Helps Spark Rare Liver Cancer

UC San Diego researchers engineered fluorescent tools that combine the gene editing technique CRISPR and biosensor technologies to look inside cells in a whole new way. Their findings show that a major protein that binds to the signaling molecule cAMP can form membraneless organelles in human cells.

Astrophysicists Locate 100 New Sunny Neighbors with Citizens’ Help

A new discovery by a Backyard Worlds team of citizen scientists and international astrophysicists, including researchers from UC San Diego, shows that about 100 cool brown dwarfs, never before observed, are in residence in the solar community.

Diamonds, Pencils Inspire Scientists to Create Multipurpose Protein Tool

Findings from a group of researchers, including a UC San Diego team, show how it’s possible to create a protein “multitool.” Their results provide a deeper understanding of how society can develop new materials with unique properties to solve real-world problems.

Scientists Explore Signals for a Quantum Universe

UC San Diego’s Daniel Green set out to find a signal for the quantum origin of structure by applying theoretical techniques used to understand the way particles scatter in colliders.

Chemists, Physicists Create Spongy Droplets to Mimic Cellular Organelles

With a bottom-up approach to synthetic biology, UC San Diego Chemist Neal Devaraj, Physicist Sunil Sinha and a team of researchers showed that lipid sponge droplets can be programmed to function like cellular organelles.

Band of Astronomers Finds Low Heavy Metal in Brown Dwarf Discoveries

Astronomers in UC San Diego’s Cool Star Lab, directed by Adam Burgasser, have contributed to the discovery of two unusual brown dwarfs containing atypical amounts of heavy elements in their atmospheres.

Researchers Turn Algae Leftovers into Renewable Products with Flare

Researchers takes waste products from algae-based omega-3 oil production and converts them into valuable and renewable polyurethane foams with all kinds of commercial applications—from flip-flops and running shoe soles, to mattresses and yoga mats.

Researchers Turn Algae Leftovers into Renewable Products with Flare

Researchers takes waste products from algae-based omega-3 oil production and converts them into valuable and renewable polyurethane foams with all kinds of commercial applications—from flip-flops and running shoe soles, to mattresses and yoga mats.

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