The Pangea World manifesto is based on the “Tourism for Conservation through Research” (TCR) economic-development model. Through their collective efforts, Pangea World and its partners are offering an unparalleled opportunity to purchase close to 1,800 acres of...
Has Gene-Editing the Human Germline Found Common Ground?
Dec 21, 2015
On December 1-3, the International Summit on Human Gene Editing kicked off its first meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. The meeting was the first step in establishing its goals for the next year. Over the next year, the committee will...
Playing 3D video games can boost memory formation
Dec 21, 2015
In a recent study by Professor Craig Stark from the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, it was discovered that individuals who played three dimensional video games saw a boost in the formation of memories. The playing of certain video games has been known to...
Biological Sciences School Professor gives his thoughts on the Male vs. Female Brain
Dec 21, 2015
In a feature published by the New York Times, Dr. Larry Cahill, a professor in the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, gives his expert opinion on a groundbreaking paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the paper, the...
Green tea impairs development, reproduction in fruit flies
Dec 21, 2015
New research from the lab of Professor Mahtab Jafari reveals that excessive consumption of green tea adversely affects the development and reproduction of fruit fly populations. Professor Jafari and colleagues investigated the effects of high levels of green tea by...
Better Ways to Manage Urban Stormwater Runoff
Oct 23, 2015
In a recent study published in the journal of Environmental Science & Technology, featured in Science Daily, Professor Peter Bowler, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and director of the school’s arboretum, along with his colleagues from three UC campuses (UCI,...
UCI Doctoral Graduate publishes in Journal of Neuroscience
Jul 31, 2015
Rachel Rice, Ph.D., recent graduate from the School of Biological Sciences in Assistant Professor Kim Green's lab in the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, has published her study on the contributions of microglia to functional recovery following...
Ecologists argue for ecological restoration to accompany drought ‘emergency measures’
May 26, 2015
A letter just published in the prestigious international journal Nature questions the raft of ‘emergency measures’ introduced by the Jerry Brown California state governor during the state’s worst ever drought. The letter, written by ecologist Dr. Alexander Lees, a...
UCI neurobiologists restore youthful vigor to adult brains
May 19, 2015
Reactivated plasticity points to new treatments for developmental disorders Irvine, Calif., May 18, 2015 — They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences...