biology

Using science to serve nature

Using science to serve nature

UCI natural reserve sites host researchers, students and volunteers addressing ecological challenges

April 27, 2021

How did hippo, whale and dolphin skin adapt to live in water? UCI study reveals evolutionary clues

How did hippo, whale and dolphin skin adapt to live in water? UCI study reveals evolutionary clues

April 1, 2021

UCI researchers eavesdrop on cellular conversations

UCI researchers eavesdrop on cellular conversations

New computational tool decodes biological language of signaling molecules

February 17, 2021

Sea anemones find sweet arrangement with under-skin algae for emergency food source

Sea anemones find sweet arrangement with under-skin algae for emergency food source

UCI study offers insights into ways tidepool organisms bond to enhance survival success

December 9, 2020

UCI study points to how skin cells cooperate to thwart cancer

UCI study points to how skin cells cooperate to thwart cancer

Findings reveal new information on melanoma development and insights into treatments

October 13, 2020

Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What’s in your shellfish?

Plastics, pathogens and baby formula: What’s in your shellfish?

New UCI-led study finds coastal urbanization increases contamination in seafood

July 30, 2020

New UCI center to look at life by the numbers

New UCI center to look at life by the numbers

Mathematics and biology come together in interdisciplinary research effort

May 24, 2018

UCI lands $1 million Keck Foundation grant to develop new RNA tools

UCI lands $1 million Keck Foundation grant to develop new RNA tools

January 19, 2018

Proteins secreted by beneficial gut microbes shown to inhibit salmonella, invasive E. coli

Proteins secreted by beneficial gut microbes shown to inhibit salmonella, invasive E. coli

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

November 3, 2016