Groundbreaking new study shows how deeply ethnicity combines genetics and environment.
Bait and switch? Study finds fish fraud runs rampant
Half the time what’s on the menu at LA sushi restaurants is not what’s on your plate.
Exercise does a body good: 20 minutes can act as anti-inflammatory
Just one moderate session creates a cellular response that can boost our immune system.
AB 2664 funds spur innovation, entrepreneurship
A $22 million investment from the state is propelling new innovation and entrepreneurship efforts across the University of California through investments in infrastructure, incubators and entrepreneurship education programs.
How neurons learn: The last frontier
A neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain's foundation.
Search engine: How artificial intelligence techniques are aiding the hunt for new drugs
Millions of untested compounds await a new method that will help sort through them.
A Wolverine-inspired material
A self-healing, transparent and stretchable material can power artificial muscles.
Berkeley Lab awarded $4.6M for transformational agriculture technologies
Two projects will provide a window to the underground, yielding information on roots and soil.
How the brain extracts meaning from noise
Neuroscientists observe the brain tune in and tune out in real time.
A year of risks and rewards
Scientific advancements, student achievements and a new 'collision space' cap off a remarkable 2016.
UCSF's most popular science stories of 2016
Advances in cancer, drug, neuroscience and Zika research define an eventful year.
A quiet revolution: New faces in public office
Book provides first comprehensive survey of women, men of color in electoral politics.