Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash Research Spotlight Brain Science Breakthrough Every so often, new scientific discoveries can challenge established principles and change the way we think about the world. September 26, 2023Nicole KoutsodendrisGraduate Division Science
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Researchers Invent Reversible 'Off-Switch' for Cellular Proteins February 4, 2018Nicholas WeilerUC San Francisco scientists have invented a technique that lets them precisely and reversibly disrupt the action of specific cellular... Science
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