Tag Archive for: Biological Sciences

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New UCLA center promotes reproductive science and sexual health

Holly Ober | January 30, 2023 A new center at UCLA…
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Two UCLA College faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

Editor’s note: Congratulations to all three UCLA faculty…
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The secret to longevity? Ask a yellow-bellied marmot

UCLA-led study shows that aging slows to a crawl when the…
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UCLA botanist Felipe Zapata brings Colombia’s biodiversity to Academy Award winner ‘Encanto’

Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as…
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Notches on lions’ teeth reveal poaching in Zambia’s conservation areas

UCLA study shows the strange markings are the result of trapped…
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How a COVID-19 vaccine arrived quickly and without compromise

Bruin Carly Daniels, who leads the Pfizer scientists…
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Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness

  Life scientists from UCLA and the University of…
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UCLA aflutter over the butterfly effect

You’ve seen the butterflies fluttering across Los Angeles…