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Eating crickets may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Bugs hold potential as a food source but their sustainability claims have been “overstated," UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension experts say.

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13 UC innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors

The newest members of the NAI come from across the UC system, with fellows from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco and UC Santa Barbara among the 2015 honorees.

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UC entrepreneurs win funding at first primeUC competition

Twenty of UC's most promising life-science startups competed for seed funding in the first primeUC competition at UCSF.

UC San Francisco |

Building human breast tissue, cell by cell

Zev Gartner's innovative work in 3-D tissue generation has earned him a spot on Popular Science's 'Brilliant 10' list of 2015.

UCLA |

Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs

Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation enable patient to take thousands of steps.

UC Berkeley |

Octopus shows unique hunting, social and sexual behavior

They gather in groups, scare their prey, and get far more intimate than most other sea creatures.

Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Did icy comets serve as storks for life on Earth

Astrobiologist investigates whether cosmic collisions were the key to earthly life.
UC Berkeley |

Scientists devise molecular lock and key to control GMOs

Bioengineers 'put ignition switch onto a handful of the bacteria’s essential genes' to prevent their accidental escape.
UC Berkeley |

Discovery paves way for homebrewed drugs, prompts call for regulation

Sugar-fed yeast — long used for homebrewed alcohol — can yield drugs ranging from antibiotics to morphine. That may be where the government draws the line.
UC Santa Cruz |

Astronomers set a new distance record for galaxies

Astronomers discover a bright galaxy more than 13 billion light years from Earth — the most distant known, dating back to when the universe was just 5 percent of its current age.
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Graduate Advocacy Day 2015

At advocacy day in Sacramento, students share research on a wide range of issues to highlight the benefits their work brings to the state.

UC San Diego |

Turning back the clock on Parkinson’s

The Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego is investigating ways of earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's and other progressive diseases.