As New World Screwworm Returns to the U.S., UC San Diego and San Diego County Team Up to Track Risks
Health & BehaviorA new dashboard tracks New World screwworm risk levels county by county.
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Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them?
Science & EnvironmentNew World screwworm flies, highly destructive parasitic insects, have returned to parts of the U.S. and pose a significant danger. Professor Omar Akbari discusses how the insect was eliminated in the past and the ways new genetics technologies could help combat today’s threat.
Scientists Uncover Cellular Mechanism Driving Both Rare Childhood Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Health & BehaviorUC San Diego researchers have found a "genetic switch" triggering neurodegeneration in both a rare childhood dementia and Alzheimer's disease, pointing to new drug targets in the waste-processing system within the brain’s immune cells.
UC San Diego Named Central Lab for $101M XPRIZE Healthspan Competition
Health & BehaviorThe Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UC San Diego will play a central role in an ambitious competition aimed at extending the human healthspan.
Why Is Discovering Exoplanets Important?
Science & EnvironmentUC San Diego postdoc Aidan Gibbs explains why finding exoplanets, which orbit around stars other than our sun, can help us better understand our own solar system and home planet.
National Data Platform Receives NSF Category I Award to Expand AI-Ready Data Infrastructure for U.S.
Technology & EngineeringUC San Diego researchers will lead a collaborative project to expand a national platform connecting data, computing and AI resources to empower nationwide researchers and educators.
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