Key players in the carbon cycle, they multiply slowly when overheated — Irvine, Calif., April 26, 2010 — The physiology of microbes living underground could determine the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from soil on a warmer Earth, according to a study published...
UCI MIND and ReMIND Receive $12,000 from Betty’s Foundation
Mar 25, 2010
March 24, 2010 The Institute for Memory Impairments & Neurological Disorders, or UCI MIND, and its group for graduate students interested in neurological disorders, ReMIND, has received a $12,000 donation from Betty’s Foundation, formed by five relatives in their...
New research indicates plants can grow quickly or ward off hungry insects, but not both
Mar 25, 2010
March 25, 2010 Findings could be useful in development of pest-resistant crops. Irvine, Calif., March 25, 2010 - There's a war occurring each day in our backyards - plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine's Kailen Mooney...
UCI Center for Environmental Biology Launched
Mar 24, 2010
March 24, 2010 The School of Biological Sciences has formed the Center for Environmental Biology, which will coordinate research partnerships between UCI scientists and neighboring land groups. Projects will focus on integrating translational biological research into...
UCI Biologists Help Sequence the Hydra Genome
Mar 17, 2010
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...