A New Theory of Immune System Control
Complex lifeforms have developed immune systems to protectthemselves from infection. An immune response has to start quickly to controlan attack. However, a fast response
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Call it Mighty Mouse: Breakthrough Leaps Alzheimer’s Research Hurdle
UCI-led study reveals crucial mechanisms contributing to the disease.
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Mouse, Not Just Tick: New Genome Heralds Change in Lyme Disease Fight
UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission.
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UCI Biologist Part of Team to Sequence the Komodo Dragon Genome
New study provides groundbreaking insights into the evolution of lizards.
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Flying Colors: Researcher Reveals Hidden World Through the Eyes of Butterflies
An award-winning scientist and professor of evolutionary biology, Adriana Briscoe studies the evolution of vision in butterflies and how they see color.
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Prestigious Award Supports Career Development
Developmental and Cell Biology Assistant Professor Scott Atwood was recently awarded a 2019 Hellman Fellowship Award for his research investigating the immune system’s suppression of tumor growth.
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These Corals Choose to Eat Plastic Over Food
Tiny plastic particles may also be a vehicle for microbes that sicken or even kill corals, a new study finds.
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Catching Your Breath: How Climate Change Can Alter the Microbiome You Inhale
At the 2019 Winter Dunlop School Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, Professor Hughes presented data on his quest to create “Body-on-a-Chip” technology, with the hope of ushering in a new age of drug discovery.
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Thinking Small: The Role of Microbial Communities in Our Everyday Lives
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Jennifer Martiny’s research aims to determine the mechanisms that govern microbial diversity across environmental and human systems. Microbes such
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Traits Track Taxonomy
A novel technique based on isotope analysis shows that, compared to ecosystem type, evolutionary history explains more variation in bacterial growth traits along an elevation gradient. This knowledge could help move microbial ecologists toward improved predictive models of soil processes.