Biological Sciences

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UCI scientist uses bioluminescence to shed light on multicellular interactions

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a UCI research team $3 million over three years to explore how drought affects microbes in surface soil that are vital to plant life and to the exchange of carbon dioxide – a greenhouse gas – among the Earth’s oceans, plants, soil and air. Steven Allison, associate professor of […]

UCI study finds that microcins help block illness-causing bacteria in inflamed intestines

UCI MIND takes multipronged approach to finding preventions, cures in effort to avert baby-boom crisis

Innovative teachers shake up traditional lectures to engage students and improve learning

University of California, Irvine professors Anne Calof and Arthur Lander were honored as the 2016 Champions of Hope in science by Global Genes, a rare disease patient advocacy charity, at its fifth annual Tribute to Champions of Hope gala on Sept. 24. Calof and Lander are among the world’s leading researchers on Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, […]

UCI’s Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics has received a five-year, $7.2 million operating grant from the National Institutes of Health, marking 30 years of NIH funding for the lab. The LFD is a state-of-the-art facility that allows researchers to use fluorescence with advanced imaging technologies (microscopy and spectroscopy) to view live cells and study cellular processes. This can […]

UCI entomologist finds nonchemical method effective in killing pests on exterior

UCI-led study tracks the decline of important coastal shellfish