Did your great-great grandpa eat bugs? UC Berkeley May 22, 2018 A gene for digesting crunchy insects suggests that our common ancestor in the Age of Dinosaurs was an insect eater.
Be one in a million: Massive $1.5B precision medicine research effort kicks off UC San Diego and San Diego Blood Bank May 3, 2018 UC Irvine and UC San Diego are state co-leads of an unprecedented project to gather medical data for new cures.
Should we bring back the Woolly Mammoth? UC San Diego April 26, 2018 Scientists are getting closer to bringing big animals, and big questions, to life.
Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain UCLA via The Conversation April 25, 2018 Genetic makeup changes how we experience pain, making it difficult to figure out what each patient needs.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects UC Santa Cruz April 19, 2018 Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands UC Davis April 12, 2018 Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
How ‘junk’ DNA plays a role in cancer UC San Diego April 5, 2018 Nearly 200 mutations have been identified that play a functional role in cancer, opening new avenues for treatment.
Sure, cancer mutates, but it has other ways to resist treatment UC Merced via The Conversation April 5, 2018 New research exposes how cancer can resist treatment — and how scientists can improve their response.
Once-mysterious ‘Atacama Skeleton’ illuminates genetics of bone disease UCSF March 22, 2018 UCSF researchers sequence the genome of the ‘Atacama skeleton’ and discover new mutations.
Cognitive benefits of 'young blood' linked to brain protein in mice UCSF February 22, 2018 Infusing old mice with the blood of younger mice leads to brain rejuvenation. UCSF researchers may now have figured out how.
