Scientists Show Ancient Village Adapted to Drought, Rising Seas
HumanitiesResearchers from UC San Diego and abroad have unveiled evidence for ancient human resilience to climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Biodegradable ‘Living Plastic’ Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
Science & EnvironmentA new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with bacterial spores that, when exposed to nutrients present in compost, germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle.
Impacts of 2020 Red Tide Event Highlighted in New Study
Science & EnvironmentIn the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Marine scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA, and other organizations seized the opportunity to study the unprecedented event and its impacts on marine life, both in the wild and in aquariums. In a recent study, this multi-institutional team identified deteriorating water quality — notably prolonged low oxygen conditions — as a significant factor in the mass mortality of fish and other marine organisms.
AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
Health & BehaviorA modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pattern based on eight independent parameters.
Computer Scientists Unveil Novel Attacks on Cybersecurity
Technology & EngineeringA research team led by computer scientists at UC San Diego found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use.
Scientists Discover a New Signaling Pathway and Design a Novel Drug for Liver Fibrosis
Health & BehaviorScientists from the University of California San Diego discovered a novel signaling pathway in liver cells, leading to a treatment for fibrosis.
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