October 6, 2021
In a special issue of Nature, UC San Diego researchers further refine the organization of cells within key regions of the mouse brain and the organization of transcriptomic, epigenomic and regulatory factors that provide these brain cells with function and purpose.
February 8, 2024
Each cell features mtDNA, instructions that mitochondria use to create energy. When mtDNA remains where it belongs, cells remain healthy. But when it goes where it doesn’t belong, mtDNA can initiate an immune response and inflammation. Scientists have discovered the pathways behind this process.
August 3, 2021
Four UC San Diego students have been selected to receive the annual Undergraduate Library Research Prize (ULRP), an awards program that enriches the undergraduate student experience at UC San Diego by promoting innovative and collaborative research.
October 26, 2011
…Elon Musk. Twitter co-founder Evan Williams (left) fields questions from The Atlantic National Correspondent James Fallows about Twitter’s involvement in Iran and China, and the ways the social media platform might be used ‘for evil.’ The three-day conference—which follows in the tradition of The Atlantic’s prestigious Aspen Ideas Festival and…
October 7, 2021
…personal liberty and choice. John H. Evans Religion has recently become another driver of vaccine hesitancy, said John H. Evans, Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences, associate dean of the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego and co-director of the university’s Institute for Practical Ethics, though not necessarily…
December 17, 2020
A broad coalition that includes UC San Diego scientists sets commitments for field trials of powerful gene drive technology. The multidisciplinary group encourages trials that are safe, transparent and ethical.
September 22, 2022
Seeking solutions to counteract a rapid rise in plastic trash, scientists at UC San Diego have developed biodegradable material that is designed to replace conventionally used plastic. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has shown that the material biodegrades in seawater.
February 26, 2020
A comparison of normal and germ-free mice revealed that as much as 70 percent of a mouse’s gut chemistry is determined by its gut microbiome. Even in distant organs, such as the uterus or the brain, approximately 20 percent of molecules were different in the mice with gut microbes.
June 15, 2021
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a renowned climate and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation.
May 16, 2017
…Arts, who holds the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Endowed Chair in Digital Media and Learning. “These forms of culture each provoke consideration of what is to come. Speculative culture combines these previously distinct activities to further the depth and impact of art and design on cultural development…
