News Archive 2004

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• December 20th, 2004: Prop.71 in Action (AUDIO)

• December 7th, 2004: Microbes Said to Make Us Who We Are

• October 22nd, 2004: Really Smart People Who Work at UC Irvine

• October 19th, 2004: Is Every Memory Worth Keeping?

• October 18th, 2004: UCI to host stem-cell discussion

• September 22nd: 2004:Researchers tinkering with bugs to fight disease

• August 26th, 2004: Scientists to develop vaccine to combat bioterrorism threat from deadly bacteria

• August 23rd, 2004: GM Mosquito Offers Hope in Fight Against Malaria (AUDIO)

• August 15th 2004: Arthur and Anne

• August 10th, 2004: Getting into the minds of Alzheimer's patients

• August 7th, 2004: Left brain memory activity stronger in women, right brain in men

• August 7th, 2004: Stopping Alzheimer's: Antibody thwarts disease in mice

• August 6th, 2004: Immune therapy to untangle Alzheimer's proteins found

• August 6th, 2004: The Birth of the Nucleus

• August 5th, 2004: Hope for an Alzheimer's vaccine

• August 4th, 2004: Untangling Alzheimer's by Paring Plaques

• August 4th, 2004: Science Puzzles Out What Makes Some of Us More Attractive to Mosquitoes

• August 4th, 2004: Defense in Belmont Shore Rape Trial Challenges Reliability of DNA Testing

• August 4th, 2004: Scientists study brain's wiring to learn how we remember, forget

• August 4th, 2004: Antibody Therapy Halts Early-Stage Alzheimer's in Mice

• July 29th, 2004: Paul H. Silverman; Studied Genes, Stem Cells

• July 25th, 2004: A Renaissance man with lots of love: Paul Silverman was a scientist with a heart.

• July 22nd, 2004: UCI researchers find environment matters for lab rats

• July 20th, 2004: Somatic mutations in murine mammary cancer mirror human breast features.

• July 18th, 2004: Drug slows onset of Alzheimer's

• July 17th, 2004: Leading biologist at UCI dies at 79

• July 10th, 2004: Dying before their time: Studies of prematurely old mice hint that DNA mutations underlie aging

• July 7th, 2004: Just who should get a boost in brainpower?

• July 6th, 2004: Mutations Tied to Common Form of Alzheimer's

• July 1st, 2004: Professor running in ultramarathon

• June 22nd, 2004: Making a Friendlier Mosquito

• June 20th, 2004: Center offers help with memory loss

• June 17th, 2004: UCI chemist gets biodefense grant

• June 14th, 2004: Researchers Discover Gene for Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

• June 11, 2004: The Future of Immortality

• June 1st, 2004: As the Whale Turns (Published in Natural History Magazine)

• May 26th, 2004: Life of lessons good for the mind

• May 21st, 2004: The Life Science Start-Ups Conference: From Innovation to Industry

• May 17th, 2004: Researchers discover gene for Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a disabling childhood disease

• May 9th, 2004: Memories are made of this

• May 7th, 2004: Renowned researchers Thomas Carew, Donald Saari, Henry Samueli and Douglas Wallace join historic academy

• May 3rd, 2004: From fuel cells to democracy in postwar Iraq, undergraduate research on display at UCI symposium

• April 30th, 2004: Populations of Peruvian Seabirds Plummeted Due to Increased Fishing Activity

• April 16th, 2004: Butterflies warm up to Peter Bryant's scrutiny

• April 15th, 2004: UCI to test tool to keep muscles in shape in space

• April 14th, 2004: Keck Futures Initiative Announces Grant Recipients:
  $825,000 Awarded to 11 Researchers. (One of these awards went to Lee Bardwell from Developmental and Cell Biology at UCI.)
  

• April 6th, 2004: Michael Clegg, acclaimed authority on plant genetics and evolution, joins UCI School of Biological Sciences

• April 1st, 2004: Identification of protein trigger may lead to treatment for Huntington's disease

• March 15th, 2004: CELL BIOLOGY: Researchers discover molecular "automatic transmission system."

• March 13th, 2004: Spring man faces indictment over orchid

• March 11th, 2004: UCI study identifies how new neurons grow in adult brain

• March 1st, 2004: UCI Alumni Association announces 2004 Lauds & Laurels recipients

• February, 19th, 2004: UCI researchers discover a molecular 'automatic transmission system' that may advance nanotechnologies

• February 18th, 2004: UCI virologists awarded $3 million to study tularemia-causing bioterrorism agent

• February 2nd, 2004: The long view: Understanding why cancer strikes late

• January 12th, 2004: Ancient DNA mutations permitted humans to adapt to colder climates, UCI researchers find