October 29, 2020
On Oct. 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
May 24, 2018
…to know more about algae. Perhaps you’re a computer science major ready to gain skills in bioinformatics to help with job prospects. Or you are simply a life-long learner. Regardless of the reason, UC San Diego community members can now register for a variety of online and specialization courses on…
February 21, 2013
…of the virtual “classroom.” Algae drying at UC San Diego, Credit: Nathan Schoepp, SD-CAB Stephen Mayfield, a professor of biology and co-director of UC San Diego’s Center for Food and Fuel for the 21st Century, a research entity designed to apply basic research to sustainable food and biofuel production, is…
February 22, 2018
…was interested in using algae and bacteria to make biofuels. “I was looking for a side project and remembered reading about ‘predator’ Acinetobacter bacteria that engage in hand-to-hand combat to kill their prey,” said Cooper. “They do so by extruding something analogous to a poison-tipped dagger, and stabbing neighboring cells.”…
May 1, 2015
Synthetic microscopic beads sense changes in their environment and self-propel to migrate upstream, a step toward the realization of biomimetic microsystems with the ability to sense and respond to environmental changes.
February 2, 2012
Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also cause large-scale coral bleaching events.
January 7, 2016
…biodegradable plastics made from algae Stephen Mayfield, professor of biology, director of the California Center for Algae Biotechnology “Algae are the most important photosynthetic organisms on Earth,” Mayfield says. “They capture more solar energy and produce more oxygen than the sum of the rest of the plants on our planet.”…
July 25, 2019
UC San Diego biochemists discovered a large-scale molecular movement associated with RNA catalysis that provides evidence for the origin of RNA splicing and its role in the diversity of life on Earth.
September 27, 2018
A team led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has uncovered the genetic basis for the production of domoic acid, a potent neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms.
January 23, 2014
As Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his annual State of the State address to the Legislature yesterday, he highlighted the University of California, San Diego as a leader in developing medical and scientific advances.
