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UCSF schools lead the nation in NIH biomedical research funds
February 13, 2014
Funding reflects quality of research and enables scientists to continue pioneering efforts.
New technique makes 'biogasoline' from plant waste
February 3, 2014
One day, you may fill up your tank with gasoline-like fuels made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste, using a new process invented by chemists at UC Davis.
Amnesiac's brain adds insight into memory
January 29, 2014
Henry G. Molaison was possibly the most-studied patient of modern neuroscience.
Found: bright young galaxies
January 8, 2014
The four galaxies are among the earliest and most distant ever discovered.
Luring ants for the kill
January 6, 2014
Pheromone draws pesky, invasive Argentine ants to insecticide, eliminating need for indiscriminate spraying that can harm the environment.
Neanderthal genome shows cozy relationship between early humans
December 19, 2013
Population geneticists find more evidence of in- and interbreeding between Neanderthals, Denisovans, other human groups.
World's earliest depiction of volcanic eruption
December 17, 2013
Professor confirms that Turkish mural is a representation of an eruption more than 8,000 years ago.
Baby, you smell good enough to bite
December 5, 2013
Mosquitoes love the smell of our breath and skin. Researchers are devising compounds that they'll love a bit more.
Mammoth bones find a home at Merced
August 28, 2013
The youngest UC campus is now the steward of Columbian mammoth bones, dating back to the last Ice Age, which were discovered in Madera County.
Fruit flies offer clues to salt influence
June 13, 2013
Animals prefer low-salt foods over high. Fruit flies help unravel the underlying science.