How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer
UC San Diego researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into oral cancer at the earliest stages of the disease.
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Nearly 500 Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers Documented at Costa Rican Methane Seeps
An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. A new study led by UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography catalogues 488 distinct species found in these deep-sea ecosystems.
Effects of Declining Diversity Documented in the World of Microbes
Scientists in UC San Diego’s School of Biological Sciences recently investigated how declining biodiversity in tiny ecological systems unseen to the naked eye can carry significant consequences for the health of organisms and ecosystems.
UC San Diego’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Embraces a New Year of Discovery
The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics is building a world-class program for faculty-scholars and students.
Follow the Water: Searching for a Lunar Oasis
As humankind imagines living off-planet — on the moon, Mars and beyond — the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is water on the moon, but how do we find it? Researchers from UC San Diego may help bring science fiction to reality by providing a divining rod to guide future space missions. Their work appears in a special issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences called “Water on the Moon and Mars,” which features Artemis I on its cover.
Marine Ecosystem Survey Encounters a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of Southern California.
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