Un-junking Junk DNA
November 12, 2013
A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shines a new light on molecular tools our cells use to govern regulated gene expression.
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Key Biological Mechanism Is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification
March 14, 2018
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, and colleagues show a direct connection between the effects of ocean acidification and the health of phytoplankton at the base of the marine food chain by showing how the loss of seawater carbonate hampers the ability…
Genetic Strategy Reverses Insecticide Resistance
January 14, 2022
Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, scientists have genetically engineered a method to reverse insecticide resistance. The gene replacement method offers a new way to fight deadly malaria spread and reduce the use of pesticides that protect valuable food crops.
A Campus Hub for Data Science
March 1, 2018
…“Data science is transforming biology, physics, chemistry, medicine, math and many other fields in addition to computer science,” he explained. “Take personalized medicine and genomics. Gathering, sequencing, analyzing and storing an individual’s genetic makeup will allow physicians to find causes and correlations that can determine how things are related and…
How a Single Gene Alteration May Have Separated Modern Humans from Predecessors
February 11, 2021
UC San Diego researchers discovered a single gene alteration that may help explain cognitive differences between modern humans and our predecessor, and used that information to develop Neanderthal-like brain organoids in the lab.
Five UC San Diego Researchers Receive Prestigious Sloan Fellowships
March 19, 2015
…intersection of computational and evolutionary molecular biology. She has a unique perspective on these issues: she holds a doctorate in biology and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering. “We need to keep the conversation going between physicians and engineers,” she said. Here at UC San Diego, she is partnering…
Biologists Develop Method for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
January 22, 2016
A team of biologists and biomedical researchers at UC San Diego has developed a new method to determine if bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics within a few hours, an advance that could slow the appearance of drug resistance and allow doctors to more rapidly identify the appropriate treatment for patients…
Giant Viruses Build a Cell Nucleus Surprisingly Like Our Own
August 3, 2022
Scientists are using new technologies to obtain unprecedented looks inside viruses and their unique abilities to infect and destroy bacteria. Using cryo-EM and other technologies, they found that jumbo phage cells feature a compartment that is surprisingly similar to the nucleus of human cells.
UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 29, 2015
The National Academy of Sciences today elected five professors at the University of California, San Diego, to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers.
NSF Grant to Improve Visualization Capabilities for the Biosciences and Geosciences
December 17, 2014
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is partnering with the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), to expand and enhance visualization capabilities in the bio- and geosciences through a grant from the National Science Foundation.
