CIRM funds research collaboration to improve treatments for infertility
A grant recently awarded by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, will advance new
A fossil-based thermometer reveals T. rex was warm-blooded
UCLA researchers–including Robert Eagle, a UCLA associate professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology–used
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UCLA’s Microbiome Vaccine Program (MVP) aims to develop new treatments that keep cancer-promoting gut bacteria in check
Combining UCLA’s expertise in gut microbiome and immunology research, the Microbiome Vaccine Program (MVP) was established this year to create
