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The Imagination Advantage: A Conversation with Cassandra Vieten

Cassandra Vieten explores the neuroscience of imagination, how it shapes our lives and why cultivating it matters more than ever in the age of AI.

Breakthrough Helps Expand Genetic Alphabet

Researchers at UC San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology’s most essential enzymes can accurately read and transcribe an expanded genetic alphabet containing eight DNA letters instead of the four used by all known life.

UC San Diego Receives Up To $11.3 Million to Develop Smarter Red Blood Cells

Researchers at UC San Diego have been awarded a DARPA contract to redesign red blood cells to temporarily boost human performance.

UC San Diego Study Finds Changes to California’s Landscapes May Influence Valley Fever Risk

UC San Diego study links higher Valley fever rates to some natural landscapes and agricultural land uses, raising concerns as drought and water regulations lead to more farmland being left uncultivated across the state.