Recent News
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Byproducts of ‘Junk DNA’ Implicated in Cancer Spread
Emerging class of RNAs keep tumor-promoting genes turned on
Only an estimated two percent of the human genome encodes for functional proteins that carry out normal biological processes. The remaining approximately 98 percent—the “junk DNA”—has for many years been considered a useless artifact.
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Byungkook Lim Honored for Research Achievements By Brain and Behavior Foundation
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation has named Byungkook Lim, a Division of Biological Sciences assistant professor, as the recipient of its 2018 Daniel X. Freedman Award, an honor that recognizes outstanding brain and behavior research.
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Bacterial Communities Use Sophisticated Strategy to Communicate over Long Distances
Clusters of bacteria employ the same ‘percolation’ method we use to brew coffee
A theory known as “percolation” is now helping microbiologists at the University of California San Diego explain how communities of bacteria can effectively relay signals across long distances.
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Biological Sciences Neurobiologist Recognized by National Programs
Gulcin Pekkurnaz, an assistant professor in the Section of Neurobiology, recently received two prominent distinctions as an emerging early career scientist.
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Scientists ID Protein Exploited by Virus Ravaging West Africa
DDX3 protein could serve as a potential target for new drugs to treat deadly fever
A research team from several institutions being led by the University of California San Diego has deciphered a key component behind a rising epidemic of pathogens that the World Health Organization (WHO) recently added to its list of critical emerging diseases.
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UC San Diego Biologists Discover Process That Neutralizes Tumors
Finding could bolster immune system’s defense against invading cancer cells
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have identified an unexpected mechanism that could help determine whether a cancer patient will respond to immunotherapy.
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New Dean Selected to Lead UC San Diego’s Division of Biological Sciences
The University of California San Diego has selected Kit Pogliano, a professor of molecular biology, as the new dean of the Division of Biological Sciences. Currently dean of the university’s Graduate Division, Pogliano was selected after a national search and will begin her new appointment on Sept. 15, 2018.
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In Memoriam: Dan Lindsley, 1925-2018
Dan Lindsley, a founding biology faculty member at UC San Diego and a renowned leader in fruit fly genetics, died of natural causes on June 22, 2018, at his home in La Jolla. He was 92.
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Biology Professor Delivers Minority Scientist Lecture at Global Conference
At a recent global scientific conference, UC San Diego Biological Sciences Professor Elina Zúñiga delivered a featured lecture as part of a series highlighting underrepresented scientists.
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A Sprinkle of Platinum Nanoparticles onto Graphene Makes Brain Probes More Sensitive
Graphene electrodes could enable higher quality imaging of brain cell activity thanks to new research by a team of engineers and neuroscientists at the University of California San Diego.
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