Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or slow down human heart cells growing in a dish on command—simply by ...
Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2018
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Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030. It is tough to cure because it is usually not discovered until it has reached an advanced stage. But a new diagnostic test ...
Bio & Medicine
May 17, 2018
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Until human genes are activated, they are blocked by structures known as nucleosomes, components that serve to package DNA inside cells.
Biotechnology
May 14, 2018
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144
At his infamous zenith in the 1990s, Pablo Escobar's drug-fueled empire—a vast underworld syndicate built upon the United States' insatiable appetite for cocaine—made him one of the wealthiest criminals in history.
Ecology
May 04, 2018
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A team of chemists at the University of California San Diego conducted breakthrough research for materials science—a field for which chemistry frequently provides information about the structure and composition of materials, ...
Materials Science
May 04, 2018
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42
Researchers at the University of California Center for Microbiome Innovation (CMI) have validated a new method for use in microbiome studies that could help detect subtle changes in the composition of a microbial community ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 23, 2018
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Innovators aren't born, they can be made, according to recent research from the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy.
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2018
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5
Two researchers who led a recent field study investigating potential impacts of deep-sea mining activities advocate that there is an important opportunity to establish informed guidelines for the extraction of minerals from ...
Environment
Apr 18, 2018
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13
Biologists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method of manipulating the genes of an agricultural pest that has invaded much of the United States and caused millions of dollars in damage to high-value ...
Biotechnology
Apr 17, 2018
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Imagine if all childhood vaccines could get delivered with an inhaler rather than shots; or wiping away tuberculosis bacteria in a patient's lungs with an inhaler; or disinfecting a hospital room thoroughly with a diffuser.
Engineering
Apr 11, 2018
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