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