UC Berkeley |
Lost your cat? The brain can rapidly mobilize a search party
When we embark on a targeted search, various visual and non-visual regions of the brain mobilize to track down a person, animal or thing.
UCLA |
Sperm take 'twisting ribbon' path
Knowledge of the complex swimming patterns of human and animal sperm will improve could understanding of fertilization processes, with potential clinical applications.
UC San Francisco |
Fat-forming cells aid repair of injured muscles
Immune cell clears out cellular debris, teams with other cell type to rebuild muscle tissue.
UCLA |
New evidence that chemo brain is real
Mental fogginess linked to chemotherapy may have roots in neurophysiological change.
UC Santa Cruz |
Puma tracking reveals impact of habitat fragmentation
Three-year study monitors activities of 20 animals across 6,600 square miles of territory.
UCLA |
Mural honors baseball great Jackie Robinson
Campus salutes celebrated alumnus who broke major league baseball's color barrier in 1947.
UC Office of the President |
California farmers face global pressures
Experts confront paradox of want in the land of plenty.
UC Office of the President |
Global forum provides food for thought
How will we feed 8 billion people by 2025? Conference explores range of ideas.
UC Berkeley |
Antimalarial drug launched
Jay Keasling's discovery 12 years ago finally leads to production of partially synthetic version of artemisinin.
UCLA |
NIH grant helps scientist study autism in African Americans
NIH grant helps scientist study disorder in African Americans.
UC San Francisco |
Laser light zaps away cocaine addiction
Brain stimulation in rats hints at new therapy for human addicts.
UC Davis |
Breeding a hot-weather lettuce
Scientists ID gene that prevents germination in heat; its control could extend growing season for the greens.