March 17, 2010 UCI biologists Robert Steele and Hans Bode, along with nine other UCI scientists and an international team of researchers, have sequenced the genome of Hydra, a freshwater polyp that has been a staple of biological research for 300 years and integral to...
Souza Wins Mexico’s Top Environmental Award
Mar 17, 2010
March 17, 2010 Valeria Souza, visiting scholar in the laboratory of Brandon Gaut, ecology & evolutionary biology chair, will receive Mexico’s highest environmental honor: the Love of the Planet Award. The $50,000 award is given to researchers who have championed...
Butterfly vision, wing colors linked, UCI study finds
Feb 16, 2010
Ability to identify own species aided by ultraviolet pigment — Irvine, Calif., February 16, 2010 — Image courtesy of Bill Berthet Heliconius erato butterflies have evolved photoreceptors in their eyes for detecting UV colors and express UV-yellow pigment on their...
New book examines the flawed human body
Feb 11, 2010
UCI's John Avise discusses biological imperfection and intelligent design — Irvine, Calif., February 11, 2010 — Steve Zylius / University Communications In his new book, UCI evolutionary biologist John Avise examines why flaws exist in the biological world. Humanity's...
Going to Extremes: Feature on Ian Parker
Jan 3, 2010
Few people could match the intensity and perseverance of UC Irvine neurobiologist Ian Parker. Maybe they're not passionate enough about photography to lie in puddles, drive thousands of miles, scale sheer cliffs, sleep outside in the cold, fight altitude sickness and...