U-T San Diego |
UC San Diego studies twin astronauts
Researchers are leading two of the health studies NASA commissioned to co-monitor astronaut Scott Kelly in space and his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, on the ground.
UCLA |
Stop blaming the moon
Busy night in the maternity ward or the emergency room? Contrary to folk belief, it's not the fault of a full moon.
UC Davis |
Sea change: What took decades to destroy in oceans took millennia to recover
Ocean ecosystems that experience rapid upheaval because of climate change can take thousands of years to recover.
Forbes |
Plant genetics may help solve world hunger
UC Davis' Pamela Ronald helped find the key to disease- and flood-resistant rice. Her next goal? How to feed the world's growing population without further destroying the environment.
Forbes |
How one researcher is helping plants survive California's worst drought
In drought conditions, natural processes kick in to keep plants alive until they can be watered again. But UC Riverside's Sean Cutler knows that with the help of protein engineering, some plants can last even longer.
Forbes |
Scientists are engineering algae to fuel your car and cure cancer
UC San Diego’s California Center for Algae Biotechnology aims to 'train a little algae to do pretty much whatever we want.'
National Geographic |
Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, new peacock spiders
A few new species of these colorful, dancing spiders have been found in eastern Australia; a UC Berkeley grad student discovered and named some of them.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF to study benefits of personal approach to breast cancer screening
Research team has won a five-year, $14.1 million award to investigate whether a personalized approach to breast cancer screening is as safe and effective as annual mammograms.
UC Davis |
New funding for endangered Delta smelt 'refuge'
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awards nearly $2.5 million per year for four years for UC Davis lab's work for the species.
UC Santa Cruz |
Wandering Jupiter cleared path for our unusual solar system
Scientists say the red giant swept clear the inner solar system, resulting in the formation of a planetary system unlike any other astronomers have yet found.
UC San Francisco |
Making neurons from stem cells
Eyes are on Pnky, a noncoding RNA found in brain stem cells — it may have a broad range of clinical applications.
Daily Mail |
The science of folding clothes
UC Berkeley-engineered robot gets the laundry down pat.