biological sciences

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The collaboration among researchers at UCLA, USC and Caltech will advance cell and tissue engineering technology.

The distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry made breakthroughs in epigenetics research.

The UCLA-led research team’s study is the first to identify earlier adrenal puberty as a result of prenatal stress.

A UCLA-led team of scientists observed youngsters of orangutans and other apes engaging in playful teasing to get adults’ attention.

Discover how footballer–turned–astrophysicist Dakotah Tyler helped unveil the secrets of a distant exoplanet, which campus historical gems are hiding in plain sight and more.

At the new research park, the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA is poised to enter a new era of biomedical breakthroughs.

Insights gleaned from biological resistance could help humans overcome aversion to the social changes needed to halt global warming.

A new UCLA study involving pediatric patients and mice identifies a number of the diet’s beneficial changes to the gut microbiome.

A powerful new genomic approach developed by UCLA researchers and colleagues could boost efforts to slow illegal trade of pangolins.

UCLA stem cell scientists find surprise genetic instructions for boosting protein secretion, with big implications for biotechnology and cell therapy.

The study could lead to new therapies that prevent formation of some of the most lethal forms of the disease.

The faculty members have published research that is cited most often by other scholars in their fields.

A UCLA-led international team also found high levels in carnivorous birds and those in aquatic habitats.

UCLA researchers have made headway using muscle stem cells to regrow damaged muscle in mice.

A study of the Ngogo community in Uganda shows humans aren’t the only primates with menopause and significant post-fertile survival.

Fairness has played as big a role in the evolution of species as dominance and hierarchy — but has been understudied.

A study by UCLA biologists shows a 99% population reduction in the 20th century, but genetic diversity remains high.

If also true for humans, targeted microbiome improvements might help promote fetal health during pregnancy.

An advance in cryo-electron microscopy could be a significant boon for research on potential cancer therapies.

A UCLA-led study identified characteristics from more than 100 types of plants that can be analyzed to determine their preferred temperature and rainfall amount.

UCLA biologists found that the insects’ nests reflect the way they work together — or don’t — to forage for food.

After a year with little human interaction, dark-eyed juncos were surprisingly more comfortable with people once campus life returned to normal.

With “The Meg 2” opening in theaters, we ask UCLA Ph.D. candidate De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.

A UCLA-led study found that adversity experienced by mothers during their childhood or pregnancy is reflected in their children’s gut microbiomes.