molecules

SCUBE3 identified as possible therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia

A multidisciplinary team of UCI professors has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop new molecular tools to identify ribonucleic acids essential in learning and memory formation. “Our project involves building luminescent RNA molecules, allowing us to observe their position and activity in the brain of a living, learning mouse,” […]

UCI’s Center for Neural Circuit Mapping is redrawing our understanding of mechanisms underlying several common disorders

Synthetic molecule binds to coronavirus enzyme, blocks key function

Scientists have demonstrated that – in labs – microbes can be used as tiny biological factories to produce fuels, pharmaceutical drugs and other commodities from renewable resources. But achieving output on a commercially viable scale has proven elusive. A key barrier has been so-called cofactors – biocatalysts that spur enzymatic activity in cells – as […]

Breakthrough has applications in data storage, energy conversion, quantum computing

Using light focused to size of an atom, they push microscopy resolution to new level

Carbon monoxide used to measure electric forces in single chemical compound

Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir

An international team of scientists including Kieron Burke, UCI professor of chemistry, has created a machine-learning algorithm that predicts molecular behavior. The breakthrough may aid in the development of pharmaceuticals and materials to enhance the performance of batteries, solar cells and digital displays. In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers describe how their […]