Extracts from venom could be used to study disorders ranging from irritable bowel syndrome to epilepsy, UCSF finds.
UC San Francisco |
Tarantula toxins offer key insights into neuroscience of pain
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
‘Human-on-a-chip’ could replace animal testing
Scientists at Livermore Lab are replicating four major biological systems that are vital for life.
UC Riverside |
Revenues, employment at black-owned businesses growing fast
Growth is higher than overall rate but disparities endure, UC Riverside census analysis shows.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
3 knowns and 3 unknowns about dark matter
While we can’t see dark matter, we are learning more about it. Berkeley Lab breaks it down.
UC Newsroom |
How star systems function in heavy traffic
A UC Santa Cruz grad student looks beyond the reach of the farthest telescopes to glean insights into what makes our own corner of the universe unique.
California Sunday Magazine |
The Itch Lab: Decoding the science of why we scratch
UC Berkeley scientists seek to understand what tickles our neurons.
UC San Diego |
Building a defense against Zika
UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.
UC San Francisco |
Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice
New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.
Wired |
You need more than rat tumors to prove phones cause cancer
UC Davis researchers offer a counterpoint to concerns a new study has raised.
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Interviews: Jennifer Smith on the health of coral reefs
It turns out that remote coral reefs can thrive despite climate change.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz professor to create new public database about the slave trade
UC Irvine also contributes research to visualizing its massive scale.
UC Santa Barbara |
A switch for brain growth found
UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.