December 7, 2020
UC San Diego-led research is providing new details about honey bees and their defenses against preying hornets. Using a common iPad, James Nieh and his colleagues conducted the first study that demonstrates that a contagious warning signal counters “fake news” in social insects.
September 10, 2024
…may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals.
March 5, 2018
…light that has been successfully designed and tested in animal cells—and it doesn’t require the addition of sensing molecules from outside the cells.
April 9, 2019
Scientists developed a new version of a gene drive that spreads favorable genetic variants, also known as “alleles,” throughout a population. The new “allelic drive” is equipped with a guide RNA that directs CRISPR to cut undesired variants of a gene and replace them with a preferred version.
October 23, 2014
…offers a place for community members to grow nutritious food, make connections and hold neighborhood events. Pictured left to right are community leaders Deron White, James Gielow and Karemah Alhark, along with Keith Pezzoli, director of Urban Studies and Planning at UC San Diego. Photos by Erika Johnson, University Communications…
July 14, 2020
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine are recruiting eligible children between the ages of seven and fourteen years for a Phase III clinical trial to determine whether cannabidiol (CBD) reduces severe behavior problems in children with autism spectrum disorder.
December 21, 2023
Following years of research and the power of a technologically advanced instrument, UC San Diego scientists have detailed the complex nanoscale exoskeleton patterns of the roundworm, a model laboratory organism, revealing clues about how skin layers are bound together.
September 26, 2014
In a paper published this week online in Global Society, researchers with University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Urban Studies and Planning Program, also at UC San Diego, present a bioregional guide that merges place-based (territorial) city planning and ecosystem management along the United States-Mexico border…
February 18, 2021
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine identified new therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) that could lead to new treatment options for patients.
August 11, 2022
In mouse studies, UC San Diego researchers find that excess alcohol consumption alters gut microbiome but latter is not directly or significantly linked to liver disease.
