President Obama’s Science and Technology Advisor Speaks at UCSD
President Obama’s senior science and technology advisor John Holdren delivered the annual Herb York Memorial Lecture this past Monday at UCSD’s Sanford Consortium
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Genome Comparison Reveals Leptospira’s Infectious Traits
Researchers at UCSD and the J. Craig Venter Institute have identified genetic traits uniquely associated with disease-causing bacteria by comparing the genomes of
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Scientists Link Bacterial Migration to Liver Disease
Researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine have determined that alcohol interferes with intestinal defense mechanisms by decreasing levels of naturally occurring antimicrobials.
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Study Finds Pollutants in Fish Across Globe
Researchers at Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UCSD found that though the amount of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants in fish has declined
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Scientists Link Low Sun Exposure to Leukemia
Epidemiologists at UCSD School of Medicine reported that people living at higher altitudes with lower sunlight and ultraviolet B exposure are at least
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UCSD Alumni Design First Gaming Console for Dogs
UCSD alumni Leo Trottier and Dan Knudsen won first place in a startup competition at the Consumer Electronics Show for their invention The
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Science of Star Wars
With last month’s release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh installment
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University Introduces Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative
UCSD recently launched the Microbiome and Microbial Sciences Initiative, a research program that will implement a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding microorganisms in order
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Scientists Compare Limb Proportionality in Jerboas to Humans
Scientists from UCSD, Harvard University and Montana State University published a study that examines how evolution affects limb development in the jerboa, a
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New Research Suggests Infants Intentionally Reciprocate Smiles
Researchers at the UCSD Machine Perception Laboratory published a study that suggests that babies time their smiles to elicit a smile in return.
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