University of California San Diego, Author Profile

Engineers Develop Most Efficient Red-Light-Activated Switch That Can Turn Genes on and off in Mammalian Cells

March 13, 2018

The light-activated genetic switch could be used to turn genes on and off in gene therapies

Novel Technologies Reveal Key Information About Depleted East Pacific Green Sea Turtles

January 30, 2018

New habitat data show turtles are spending more time offshore, increasing their risk as fishing bycatch

Researchers Develop a Remote-Controlled Cancer Immunotherapy System

January 17, 2018

There is a critical need to non-invasively and remotely manipulate cells at a distance, particularly for translational applic...

Watching Atoms Move in Hybrid Perovskite Crystals Reveals Clues to Improving Solar Cells

November 23, 2017

Using X-ray beams and lasers, researchers studied how a new promising class of solar cell materials, called hybrid perovskite...

Mapping the Microbiome of…Everything

November 3, 2017

Massive global research collaboration known as the Earth Microbiome Project catalogs planet’s microbial diversity at un...

Pair of Discoveries Illuminate New Paths to Flu and Anthrax Treatments

October 19, 2017

Experiments provide details of mechanisms underlying viruses and infections

Locking Down the Big Bang of Immune Cells

September 25, 2017

Forgotten strands of DNA initiate the development of immune cells

Researchers Studying Century-Old Drug in Potential New Approach to Autism

May 29, 2017

Small, randomized clinical trial reported measurable, but transient, benefits after single dose of suramin, highlighting nove...

Printed, Flexible, and Rechargeable Battery Can Power Wearable Sensors

May 25, 2017

The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics...

Study: Intestinal Fungi Worsen Alcoholic Liver Disease

May 24, 2017

Reducing intestinal fungi slowed disease progression in mice

Engineered Bone Marrow Could Make Transplants Safer

May 10, 2017

The bone-like implant gives donor cells their own space to live and grow without competition, eliminating the need to wi...

Engineers Develop a New Biosensor Chip for Detecting DNA Mutations

June 14, 2016

The technology, which is at a proof-of-concept stage, is a first step toward a biosensor chip that can be implanted in the bo...

Derailed Train of Thought? Brain’s Stopping System May Be at Fault

April 19, 2016

Study suggests same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition

Microscopic Fish are 3-D-Printed to Do More Than Swim

August 26, 2015

Researchers demonstrate a novel method to build microscopic robots with complex shapes and functionalities

Alcohol Blackouts: Not a Joke

December 19, 2014

A common and adverse consequence of drinking is the blackout, which is reported by up to 50 percent of drinkers