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Cordyceps infected insect

Cordyceps infected insect.

How Real Is ‘The Last of Us’? UCSF Fungus Expert Weighs In

The blockbuster HBO show, The Last of Us, uses an intriguing premise to explain the world’s post-apocalyptic setting: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis — aka the “zombie-ant fungus” — has jumped from insects to humans.
May 2, 2023
Cindy Ow
Graduate Division
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God’s Imperfect Red Pencil

May 5, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
From the perspective of noise, CRISPR systems are modern biology’s closest approximation to Beyonce’s Lemonade or Game of Thrones: buzz-worthy...
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The Machines Amidst the Minestrone

April 28, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
When I lie on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach and focus my vision softly on the undulating water, I imagine the...
Science

The Reality of Brain Trauma in Sports

April 14, 2016
Margaret Cunniff
Recently, concern about the long-term effects of head trauma related to contact sports has skyrocketed. At the center of the...
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Zika Outbreak Prompts Emergency Research at UCSF

April 13, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
The recent outbreak of Zika virus in Central and South America correlates with a spike in birth defects, the first...
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The Militarization of Cells

March 29, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
Once every academic quarter, the UCSF Mission Bay campus takes on a new character. Normally unlocked buildings are barricaded and...
Science

Cellular Corporations and the Importance of Cooperation

March 16, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
Cells are more like corporations than they are like people. Uncountable tasks need be accomplished, and each protein is specialized...
Science

Genome Editing Opens Brave New World

March 7, 2016
Nerissa Hoglen
From Brave New World to Gattaca, the repercussions of gaining genetic control over people’s traits has constantly preoccupied science fiction...
Science
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The Chess Game of Chemotherapy Resistance

March 2, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
The fight against cancer is a fight against a living thing, with its own intelligence. Our bodies are smarter than...
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The Next Generation in Cancer Immunotherapy

February 26, 2016
Lauren Shields
Scientists and clinicians have developed and used immune-based therapies, or more simply immunotherapies, to attack cancer in multiple ways. Immunotherapies...
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