March 15, 2018
…‘Who was where?’—including through DNA analysis, fingerprinting, and by talking to witnesses,” said Kapono. By combining the detection of microbial and chemical signatures, we’ve created another method that can detect trace amounts of molecules—not all forensics tools can do that. It’s really about checks and balances.” But, this isn’t just…
January 23, 2024
UC San Diego scientists are sending cells into space and health science into the future.
October 22, 2015
…attending a conference on DNA at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. In high school she began to explore the possibilities of a career in public health prevention. As an undergraduate at UC San Diego, she studied biology and spent two years as a research assistant at the Salk Institute for…
February 21, 2019
…as the “mother of DNA,” ribosomes are a central component behind all life and the targets for the action of many antibiotics, yet most people know little about them. The Nobel laureate describes to audiences the bumpy, twisting road he traveled on the road to scientific prominence. From the beginning…
June 9, 2016
…say it’s in human DNA to be go-getters and problem solvers which we call entrepreneurship,” he recently told Biz News.com. “I believe human beings are born with unlimited creative capacity.” He echoed similar sentiments in an interview with the Huffington Post. “Today, our education system produces job seekers, ending up…
April 9, 2020
…the planet, which feature DNA genomes. RNA genomes in coronaviruses are positive-sense, which are similar to the cell’s own messenger RNA and allows these viruses to immediately hijack the protein synthesis machinery of host cells. This feature enables these viruses to quickly and effectively take over host cells and rapidly…
May 17, 2018
…chips that use alternating electric currents to isolate nanoparticles, DNA and other molecules directly from blood and other biofluids. In the current ACS Nano paper, UC San Diego researchers used the exosome-isolating capability of Biological Dynamics technology to develop a custom assay for pancreatic cancer detection.
May 7, 2015
…advances, is in the DNA of our teaching and research. The name School of Global Policy and Strategy is a fitting representation of the school’s trajectory to match the profound transformations of our increasingly globalized world. We are truly grateful to the Jacobs for their vision and support of strategic…
March 19, 2015
…involves the relationship between DNA and brain activity—how the interactions between the two allow us to sense, act and have cognition. Bloodgood’s work has yielded imagery that literally illuminates how the brain works, creating maps of brain activity reminiscent of an electrical storm. Patterns within these seemingly random bursts of…
July 28, 2014
A study of juvenile rat brain cells suggests that the effects of a commonly used anesthetic drug on the connections between brain cells are temporary.
