Pharming the Microbiome
January 24, 2023
The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don’t work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.
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$5 Million Gift to Establish New Center for Taiwan Studies
May 6, 2021
…programs that expand cultural understanding of Taiwan and Taiwanese Americans. “UC San Diego is internationally recognized for its expertise in Asia and the Americas, with a unique focus on the intersection of science, technology, art and policy,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. “As the global economy enters…
Fieldwork in a Changing Field
October 18, 2018
…a narrow coastal plain protected from the onslaught of waves by sand dunes on the beach. Isabel Rivera-Collazo has been traveling to this location to perform research for nearly 25 years, since her days as a college student. An environmental archaeologist at UC San Diego, she has pursued her research…
The Underwater Library at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
April 8, 2021
…began a push to understand how overfishing and environmental changes were at play. As a result, the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) was formed in 1949, setting sail to sample the biological communities offshore of the state and Baja California. This exploration led to an explosive growth in plankton…
