A good life

In the work of evolutionary biologist and ordained priest Francisco Ayala, science and religion have found a peaceful coexistence

Of human bonds

A scholar’s exploration of altruism ultimately took her to its opposite, genocide, and to an understanding of the common ground both share

East meets West

UCI researchers using high-tech tools are gaining insight into how the Eastern practice of acupuncture works. New medical treatments may result

It’s in the genes

For Dr. Maureen Bocian, making a diagnosis means detective work

Mixing it up

A chance meeting, a few martinis and some ‘damn good science’ may get MS/spinal cord injury patients up and about

Projection of hope

Researchers show how existing therapies may be used to treat the debilitating effects of Huntington’s disease

Mixed blessing

Despite his ambivalence about how it’s being marketed, the co-creator of the Lyme disease vaccine sees exciting possibilities in the unique way it works

Lord of the dance

At 70, professor, choreographer and artistic mentor Donald McKayle is not missing a beat

Somehow, he makes it work

For a guy who gets little screen time and unlikable roles, Jon Lovitz leaves a big impression spiked with sympathy

A modern Galileo

How UCI chemist F. Sherwood Rowland saved the world