Why Does Our Memory Decline with Age

Why Does Our Memory Decline with Age

On February 25, Neurobiology and Behavior Professor Craig Stark discussed his research using sophisticated brain imaging and behavioral techniques to study the effects of aging on memory at the Winter 2020 Dunlop School Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. Professor Stark is...

Veggie-loving Fish Could be the New White Meat

Veggie-loving Fish Could be the New White Meat

A secret to survival amid rising global temperatures could be dwelling in the tidepools of the U.S. West Coast. Findings by University of California, Irvine biologists studying the genome of an unusual fish residing in those waters offer new possibilities for humans to obtain dietary protein as climate change imperils traditional sources. Their paper appears in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Putting the ‘Lazy Eye” to Work

Putting the ‘Lazy Eye” to Work

When University of California, Irvine neurobiologist Carey Y.L. Huh, Ph.D., set her sights on discovering more about amblyopia, she brought personal insight to her quest. As a child, Huh was diagnosed with the condition, which is often called “lazy eye.”

UCI Biologists Spearhead Creation of Microbiome Centers Consortium

UCI Biologists Spearhead Creation of Microbiome Centers Consortium

From probing the ocean depths to deciphering human health mysteries, researchers across scientific disciplines are increasingly including microbiomes in their work. The Microbiome Centers Consortium has been launched by two University of California, Irvine School of Bioscience faculty members to advance growth in this life science field, increasingly recognized as relevant to many other disciplines and industrial applications.

UCI Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Antibiotic Evasion

UCI Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Antibiotic Evasion

A team of researchers from UCI and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark has published a new study that describes a unique survival mechanism for the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Published in the Journal of Bacteriology, the team discovered that P. aeruginosa send out a warning signal when exposed to a bacterial virus or antibiotic.