April 18, 2019
…sources of methane emissions Marine ecologist Jennifer Smith has been cultivating Asparagopsis taxiformis seaweed in her lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Researchers have found that adding small amounts of this seaweed to cattle feed can dramatically reduce methane-laden cow burps. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Agricultural and…
March 10, 2023
A study led by Assistant Professor Emma Farley and two graduate students has found that developing genomes not only follow a precise pattern of expression, but the process is governed by rules that are similar to the ways in which grammar systematically structures our languages.
November 7, 2019
…a graduate student in biology with the goal of entering a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program. Liu is also mother to a 2-year-old daughter on the autism spectrum, which drives her desire to study pediatric psychiatry to better address the needs of children at their developmental level. She has since become an…
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.
October 10, 2011
A newly developed method for microscopically extracting, or “mining,” information from genomes could represent a significant boost in the search for new therapeutic drugs and improve science’s understanding of basic functions such as how cells communicate with one another.
October 24, 2013
New Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences Creates Vision for Scripps Institution of Oceanography Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for global science research and education in the world. Now in its…
May 11, 2017
A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to man-made fire retardants.
May 6, 2021
…Jessica Meir, PhD ’09 Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography An accomplished scientist, researcher and NASA astronaut, Jessica Meir, PhD ’09, has brought scientific exploration to the most extreme environments on and off the planet Earth. A member of the first all-female spacewalk, Meir is also a tireless proponent of…
July 2, 2014
Pushing closer to understanding the mechanisms behind the mysterious glow of light produced naturally by certain animals, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have deciphered the structural components related to fluorescence brightness in a primitive sea creature.
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.
