With Roommates, It’s All About Chemistry, Molecularly Speaking
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researchers describe how the microbiomes of people and the homes they live in interact and change each other.
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New Phylogenetic Tool Can Handle the SARS-COV-2 Data Load
Science & EnvironmentResearchers at UC San Diego, in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz, have developed a new software tool for tracing and mapping the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that is capable of handling the unprecedented amount of genetic data being generated by the quickly evolving pathogen.
Researchers Continue Study of COVID-19 Vaccinations, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Health & BehaviorA $10 million grant over four years will support further examination of a national study looking at COVID-19 vaccination safety during pregnancy and immune response pre-and post-delivery for both mom and baby.
Algeon Materials Embraces the Power of Kelp
Business & EconomicsIt’s already been a big year for Algeon Materials, a biotechnology company creating sustainable, biodegradable alternatives to plastic from kelp. It recently completed its journey with the inaugural cohort of the startBlue Accelerator Program, an eight-month incubator for blue-tech startups.
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Health & BehaviorThe Partridge brothers have spent the past 20 years living thousands of miles apart—Mike in Kidderminster, England, where they both grew up, and Andy in the United States, now residing in San Diego. Then came Andy's diagnosis.
Plant Virus Plus Immune Cell-Activating Antibody Clear Colon Cancer in Mice, Prevent Recurrence
Health & BehaviorA new combination therapy to combat cancer could one day consist of a plant virus and an antibody that activates the immune system’s “natural killer” cells, shows a study by UC San Diego researchers. In mouse models of colon cancer, the therapy eliminated all tumors and prevented their recurrence.
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