Learning helps keep brain healthy
UCI study suggests mental activity could stave off age-related cognitive and memory decline.
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Flightless mosquitoes help control dengue fever
A new strain of mosquitoes in which females cannot fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, according to UC Irvine and British scientists.
Genetic link found between butterfly vision and wing colors
Butterfly experts have suspected for more than 150 years that vision plays a key role in explaining wing color diversity.…
Butterfly vision, wing colors linked
Butterflies that have a duplicate gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings, reports the study by UCI’s Adriana Briscoe, Seth Bybee and colleagues.
Butterfly gene
Butterflies that have a duplicate gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings, reports the study by UCI’s Adriana Briscoe, Seth Bybee and colleagues.
Examining the flawed human body
In his new book, UCI evolutionary biologist John Avise examines why flaws exist in the biological world.
Biological flaws
In his new book, UCI evolutionary biologist John Avise examines why flaws exist in the biological world.
For the birds
Kristine Preston steps softly onto UC Irvine’s Ecological Preserve, 62 acres of cheerful wildflowers and sweet-smelling sage scrub tucked above University Hills. “We had a pair of birds using this plant two days ago, which is just incredible,” she whispers, pointing to a large prickly pear cactus. The 40-year-old plant is one of a whole […]
Could stem cells reverse MS?
Biologist Tom Lane and a team of UCI researchers are leading an effort to determine whether a stem-cell-based treatment can repair neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis.
Veteran student pictures a better life
Camera in hand, Gilberto Cardenas has chronicled his journey from soldier to undergrad researcher. His photographs have appeared in international scientific journals.