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- In Memoriam: Immo Scheffler 1940-2023
  
  We are saddened to share the news of the Feb. 20, 2023, passing of Professor Emeritus Immo Scheffler, a world-renowned expert on mitochondria and a widely-acclaimed educator with a broad influence on the UC San Diego campus for more than four decades
- AI Chatbot ChatGPT Mirrors Its Users to Appear Intelligent
  
  Neuroscientist explores how artificial intelligence language models, like the popular ChatGPT chatbot, can further our understanding of the human brain
- Complex Learned Social Behavior Discovered in Bee's 'Waggle Dance'
  
  Researchers find that learning and culture are needed for one of the most intricate forms of communication known outside humans
- Like Language, Genomes Are Encoded by Grammar Rules
  
  Studies of marine invertebrate species reveal genome instructs development using logic and grammar
- UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens
  
  With the goal of benefiting global human health, Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.
- Artificial Intelligence Drives New Frontiers in Biology
  
  UC San Diego researchers across several scientific disciplines are leveraging advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to push the boundaries of biological sciences.
- Emma Farley Selected for NSF CAREER Award
  
  UC San Diego Assistant Professor Emma Farley has been selected to receive the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
- Stuart Brody and Yunde Zhao elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
  
  The world’s largest general scientific society honors campus experts in Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics
- Therapeutic Potential of Bizarre ‘Jumbo’ Viruses Tapped for $10M HHMI Emerging Pathogens Project
  
  UC San Diego leads initiative aiming to develop bacteriophages as solutions for antibiotic resistance crisis
- Researchers Create New System for Safer Gene-Drive Testing and Development
  
  Hacking system converts split gene drives into full drives, offering new experimentation flexibility… but also reveals surprising fitness costs of full drive systems