UCLA ecologists save endangered turtles weakened by the drought

Biologists from UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science help to save and rehabilitate endangered turtles in Southern California.

Loss of a chemical tag on RNA keeps embryonic stem cells in suspended animation

A team of scientists, including UCLA researchers, has discovered a novel mechanism of RNA regulation in embryonic stem cells.

UCLA Professor Crosbie-Watson Granted Coalition Duchenne Lotus Award

Newport Beach-based Coalition Duchenne has granted its 2014 Lotus Award to professor Rachelle Crosbie-Watson from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in recognition of her outstanding work in education, research, and awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

UCLA Professor wins Lotus Award for Outstanding Contribution to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Education, Research and Awareness

Coalition Duchenne, a Newport Beach based charity committed to raising awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy and funding for research, has awarded UCLA professor, Rachelle Crosbie-Watson with its 2014 Lotus Award..

UCLA Researchers Announce Gene Therapy Cure for 18 ‘Bubble Baby’ Patients

A team led UCLA life scientist, Dr. Donald Kohn, developed the breakthrough that cured 18 children who had adenosine deaminase (ADA)-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

Plants have little wiggle room to survive drought

A new study by Scientists at UCLA and China’s Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden will improve predictions of which plant species will survive the increasingly intense droughts associated with global climate change.

A Unique and Key Protein for Blood Stem Cell Development

UCLA scientists, led by Dr. Hanna Mikkola, have discovered a unique protein that is integral to the self-renewal of blood stem cells during human development.

A New Frog Species in New York City

UCLA conservation biologist Brad Shaffer and other scientists have resolved a nearly 80-year-old mystery surrounding a group of frogs in and around New York City known for their distinctively odd croak.

‘Treasure in saliva’ may reveal deadly diseases early enough to treat them, UCLA scientists report

UCLA research could lead to a simple saliva test capable of diagnosing — at an early stage — diabetes and cancer, and perhaps neurological disorders and autoimmune diseases.

Peter Narins elected president, International Society for Neuroethology

Professor Peter Narins has been elected president of the International Society for Neuroethology, a post he will hold until 2016.