UCLA Duchenne muscular dystrophy research receives grant from California’s stem cell agency
UCLA life scientist April Pyle– and colleagues Melissa Spencer and Huan Meng– received $2.15 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to develop a stem cell gene editing technology called CRISPR/Cas9 to correct the genetic mutations that cause Duchenne.
Three-drug combinations could help counter antibiotic resistance, UCLA biologists report
Pamela Yeh, Elif Tekin and their UCLA colleagues have found that combinations of three different antibiotics can often overcome bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics, even when none of the three antibiotics on their own.
Technique from biology helps explain the evolution of the American car
Method developed by UCLA-led team– including Erik Gjesfjeld and Michael Alfaro– offers a new way to study how technology changes over time
Cutting-edge model of the heart will help scientists study new therapies
Developed by UCLA team that included William Klug, the simulation shows the electrophysiology of heart failure
UC regents appoint Dr. Owen Witte University Professor
Distinction honors his contributions as a teacher and researcher that elevate entire UC system
Big data discovers biomarkers to give cancer patients better survival estimates
Using big data, UCLA Life Scientists discover biomarkers that could help give cancer patients better survival estimates
UCLA life scientists move closer to creating blood stem cells to treat deadly blood disorders
Professor Hanna Mikkola, with first co-authors Vincenzo Calvanese and Diana Dou, describe critical components for the creation and maintenance of blood cells — both in the body and in the laboratory.
Two Life Sciences’ faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Steven Jacobsen, Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Glen MacDonald, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology have been named the among the latest members of the AAAS.
Fructose alters hundreds of brain genes, which can lead to a wide range of diseases
UCLA scientists, Xia Yang and Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, report that diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reverse the damage
Foxes on one of California’s Channel Islands have least genetic variation of all wild animals
UCLA biologists write that findings should help guide how endangered species are treated