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Research Spotlight

Why You Laugh When It’s Not Even Funny

Research shows laughter may be more of a social tool than a sign of enjoyment in conversations with strangers.
January 8, 2023
Victoria Turner
Graduate Division
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Would You Rather?

May 18, 2016
Maxwell Coyle
“Would you rather live forever or die in the next five seconds?” This question was posed to me recently and...
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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...
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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

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...
Science

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...
Science

How the brain forms

February 17, 2016
Lauren Shields
The human brain can process a picture in just 13 milliseconds. The cellular functions underlying this incredible processing speed involve...
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