Solving a DNA Mystery
Exposure to enzymes causes peculiar response in liquid droplets formed by DNA; new study explains mechanisms behind it
University of California - Santa Barbara
Articles by University of California - Santa Barbara
How Fishmeal and Oil Alternatives Can Support Aquaculture Growth
There's no better time than now to design an aquaculture system that is sustainable and efficient
Scientists Discover a New Class of Taste Receptors
Researchers have discovered that multiple opsin proteins, known for decades to be required for vision, also function as taste receptors
Scientists Discover a New, Long-Hypothesized Material State
Material state has a signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments
Food for Thought
Two indigenous populations give anthropologists a glimpse into how diet, and western eating habits, impact health
Aquaculture: The Front Line in the Fight for Global Food Security
First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food security
The Recipe for Life
UCSB researchers find that the amino acid arginine may have played a more important role in the chemical origins of life
Calcium, the Sixth Taste?
Too much of the essential element is as dangerous as too little, with either case adversely affecting health in animals
Biologists Gain Better Understanding of How Food Texture is Sensed
A team of biologists has discovered the cellular mechanism through which fruit flies sense food texture
Paleobiologist Finds Evidence of Predation in Ancient Microbial Ecosystems Dating Back More Than 740 Million Years
Using a scanning electron microscope to examine minute fossils, researcher finds circular drill holes that may have been formed by an ancient relation of Vampyrellidae amoebae