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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:attachment="attachment" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0"><channel><title>Science + Technology - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Science + technology feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 23:33:23 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 23:33:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>Disney mermaids aren’t the only wondrous creatures ‘under the sea’</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/disney-little-mermaid-jellyfish-hayden-speck</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[On the eve of the “Little Mermaid” premiere, a UCLA doctoral candidate speaks up for the jellyfish.]]></description><author>UCLA College </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/disney-little-mermaid-jellyfish-hayden-speck</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 22:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>White-bellied pangolins have second-most chromosomes among mammals</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/white-bellied-pangolin-chromosomes-conservation</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Genomic research led by UCLA scientists could support conservation efforts; the species is endangered in large part because of illegal hunting.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/white-bellied-pangolin-chromosomes-conservation</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When stem cells can’t roll on a bumpy road, muscles break down </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/stem-cells-and-muscle-breakdown-in-duchenne-ms</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A study in mice shows that scarring of collagen pathways prevent stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/stem-cells-and-muscle-breakdown-in-duchenne-ms</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is it too late to change your mind? Study reveals ‘developmental window’ for thinking styles</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/is-it-too-late-to-change-the-way-you-think</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA psychologists suggest that by 25, one’s mode of evaluating the truthfulness of information is pretty much set.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/is-it-too-late-to-change-the-way-you-think</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Study could help solve mystery of the disappearing twins</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/binary-stars-supermassive-black-hole-ucla-keck-observatory</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led team of astronomers found, surprisingly, that there are no young binary stars near the Milky Way’s black hole.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/binary-stars-supermassive-black-hole-ucla-keck-observatory</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can AI and creativity coexist?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/artificial-ingelligence-and-creativity-coexist-foster-snelson</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA professors Jacob Foster and Danny Snelson weigh in on how artificial intelligence might influence and invigorate writing, art and culture.]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/artificial-ingelligence-and-creativity-coexist-foster-snelson</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What does it take to thrive in cities, if you’re a bird?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/characteristics-birds-urban-environment</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study finds that urban bird species tend to be smaller and less territorial and have greater ability to fly long distances. ]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/characteristics-birds-urban-environment</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pri Narang and Sergio Carbajo look to advance quantum science for next-gen sensors</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/pri-narang-sergio-carbajo-quantum-science-sensors</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The UCLA professors envision making a big impact with tiny particles.]]></description><author>Wayne Lewis </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/pri-narang-sergio-carbajo-quantum-science-sensors</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biological bouncers: How immune cells yank antigens from surfaces to learn and evolve</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/immune-cells-use-force-to-direct-their-own-evolution</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[This use of mechanical force helps B cells confront new pathogens and remember them while continuing to combat other threats.​​​​]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/immune-cells-use-force-to-direct-their-own-evolution</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earth-like planets may be an inevitability</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/earth-like-planets-may-be-an-inevitability</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study looks at how water might be formed by planets across the galaxy and why Earth-like planets may be common.]]></description><author>Benjamin Paul </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/earth-like-planets-may-be-an-inevitability</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The brain cells you haven’t heard about</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/the-brain-cells-you-havent-heard-about</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Baljit Khakh will discuss the long-overlooked role of astrocytes in health and disease during his Faculty Research Lecture on April 19.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/the-brain-cells-you-havent-heard-about</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rats! Rodents seem to make the same logical errors humans do</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/rodents-make-same-logical-errors-as-humans</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Both tend to judge the co-occurrence of two events as more probable than one event alone. Could mental shortcuts be to blame? ]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/rodents-make-same-logical-errors-as-humans</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: Bioengineer Mireille Kamariza can’t wait to see what’s next</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/bioengineer-mireille-kamariza-interview</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[The newly minted UCLA professor is dedicated to improving testing for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.]]></description><author>Wayne Lewis </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/bioengineer-mireille-kamariza-interview</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When it comes to identifying new gene therapies, she’s in it for the long run</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/grace-mcauley-identifying-new-gene-therapies</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Two years after she first joined a UCLA lab, Grace McAuley identified a critical step toward a possible therapy for a rare disease.]]></description><author>Tiare Dunlap </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/grace-mcauley-identifying-new-gene-therapies</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA-led study uses base editing to correct mutation that causes rare immune deficiency</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-base-editing-mutation-cd3-delta-scid</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The condition, CD3 delta SCID, is caused by a mutation that prevents the production of the CD3 delta protein that is needed for the normal development of T cells]]></description><author>Tiare Dunlap </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-base-editing-mutation-cd3-delta-scid</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Victorian-era computer pioneer gets to speak for herself</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/victorian-era-computer-pioneer-gets-to-speak-for-herself</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Ada Lovelace published the first description of a computer program; a UCLA doctoral student is using AI to reveal her forgotten story. ]]></description><author>Willa Reed and Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/victorian-era-computer-pioneer-gets-to-speak-for-herself</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 20:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ARTEMIS – UCLA’s most advanced humanoid robot – gets ready for action</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/artemis-ucla-humanoid-robot-ready-for-action</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The machine, developed by a robotics lab at UCLA Engineering, will take part in an international competition in July.]]></description><author>Matthew Chin </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/artemis-ucla-humanoid-robot-ready-for-action</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Emerging field of evolutionary medicine could address range of health conditions</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/emerging-field-evolutionary-medicine-health-conditions</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA researchers say the approach could help tackle cancer, antibiotic resistance and food-related disorders.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/emerging-field-evolutionary-medicine-health-conditions</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A mysterious object is being dragged into the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/X7-debris-cloud-near-supermassive-black-hole</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Research by UCLA and Keck Observatory scientists concluded that the object, X7, could be a debris cloud from a stellar collision.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/X7-debris-cloud-near-supermassive-black-hole</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UCLA-led study explains how one of Saturn’s moons ejects particles from oceans beneath its surface</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/saturn-enceladus-ejecting-material-deep-sea-vents</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[“Enceladus is giving us free samples of what’s hidden deep below,” says Ashley Schoenfeld, a UCLA doctoral student.]]></description><author>Holly Ober </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/saturn-enceladus-ejecting-material-deep-sea-vents</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>