UC Irvine study reveals bias against public transit trumps convenience and transit-first urban planning.

After proving successful in mice, researchers hope to launch clinical trials for the vaccine in humans.

A stalled project to build two skyscrapers has become a symbol of whether developers can withstand the complications of working in quake-prone L.A.

Researchers estimate there are more undiscovered microbes on earth than stars in the sky, and UC scientists are part of the effort to illuminate this microbial "dark matter."

Making your own cheese and yogurt is all the rage. Now a UCLA scientist has taken the DIY craze to an entirely new level: making cheeses using the microcritters on human skin.

UC Davis scientists are mixing raw manure with salad greens in order to help protect us from E. coli and other food-borne bacteria.

Flipboard magazine Fiat Lux highlights UC research, discoveries and innovations.

Nearly 30 percent of modern Native Americans' ancestry came from this youngster’s gene pool.

Could the microbes that inhabit our guts help explain that old idea of "gut feelings?" There's growing evidence that gut bacteria really might influence our minds.