The Science of Food: The Safe GMO and the Un-boiled Egg Humans have been developing genetically-modified organisms for millennia through the process of artificial selection—human-directed selective breeding—of plants and animals for...
Humans of UCSF: Nicolas Strauli “I like the artwork at UCSF. There’s Robert Arneson at Parnassus – the heads with pillars on top – I’m...
Synapse: February 8, 1990 Today, those needing a bone-marrow transplant are likely to be able to find a reasonably well-matched, nonrelated donor. This is...
Journal Club: Immunology, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, and Neuroscience Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Immunology, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, and Neuroscience.
Humans of UCSF: Pete Croughan and David Wu "Just a couple MS1’s living that first year life. Many Tahoe trips are in our future --” "-- Also UCSF...
Humans of UCSF: Anna Nonaka “You’re supposed to start collecting teeth almost a year in advance, because it depends on how many offices you can...
Humans of UCSF: Jason Cyster "I used to be on the 3rd floor, now I’m on the 10th. I figured, I cycle to work anyway...
Humans of UCSF: Elizabeth Earley "I used to do research on bees. It was hands on, it was intense, it was all early in the...
Humans of UCSF: Ben Davis "Hi everybody. I've brought you gifts for your scientific endeavors." "I've been working here for three years... My favorite lab...
Humans of UCSF: Meredith Bock and Katelyn Dow "It sounds cheesy, but my favorite part of UCSF has been the classmates, both their accomplishments and humility. It's motivating."...
Targeting Telomeres, Reusable Rockets If you break an aglet—the plastic cap on the end of your shoelace—the lace will fray. Then it’ll rip. Soon...
Synapse: January 19, 1995 The ongoing Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has been by far the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history...
Journal Club: Neuroscience, Immunology, and Developmental Biology Reviews of journal articles covering topics of Neuroscience, Immunology, and Developmental Biology.
Humans of UCSF: Jorge Ortiz-Carpena and Francesca Aloisio "We're in the process of planning recruitment, and it's reminding me a lot of last year--this was me interviewing at...
Humans of UCSF: Matt Cummings "I have a dream." [collective laughter] "No, my main goal for UCSF is to prioritize communication between students of all...