UC San Diego scientists and their colleagues have developed two new genetic systems that halt or eliminate gene drives after release. Credit: Ana Silva Two…
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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a T cell, a type of lymphocyte that plays a central role in the immune response. Credit: NIAID New findings…
Commerical-quality biodegradable flip-flops. Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Mayfield, UC San Diego Biodegradable shoes meet commercial standards for products needed to help eradicate tons of…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial…
By mapping molecular changes in the genome over time, UC San Diego researchers developed a formula to more accurately compare dog age to human age…
The UCSD MADVent Mark V is a ventilator built around a bag used by EMTs, which is pressed by a machined paddle. The ventilator was…
In lab experiments, both the lung cell and immune cell types of nanosponges caused the SARS-CoV-2 virus to lose nearly 90% of its “viral infectivity”…
Key in determining post-pandemic emissions is how governments choose to spend stimulus monies–whether they use it to prop up fossil fuel incumbents or bolster clean…
When Sierra Simpson was in college, she was sick for a year with recurring fevers and vomiting. Her doctors couldn’t figure out what she had.…
Discovery draws surprising parallels between low-level organisms and sophisticated neurons; lays the groundwork for memory-capable biological systems. Biologists studying collectives of bacteria, or “biofilms,” have…
The team of computer scientists from France and the United States set a new record by factoring the largest integer of this form to date,…
A Science Robotics editorial describes how robots can help combat COVID-19. Can robots be effective tools in combating the COVID-19 pandemic? A group of leaders…
Immediately after a sperm fertilizes an egg, the SPRK1 enzyme leads the first step in untangling a sperm’s genome, kicking out special packing proteins called…
In parasitic trematode worm species, small members of the colony known as “soldiers” (left) are poised to attack any invading competing worms (right). In a…