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Shane Campbell-Staton, Uses Superheroes To Help Students Sift Fact From Fiction
For ISG Professor Shane Campbell-Staton, his tools are comic books. In his winter quarter course…
In a Race For Mentions, It’s Open Season On Researchers
The commercialization of open access research in the US has sparked discussion among Christopher Kelty…
Wayne Grody, Awarded as 2018 Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science
UCLA ISG congratulates Dr. Wayne Grody for being awarded this year as a fellow of…
DIY Biology Lecture with Dr. Josiah Zayner
On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, the Biotechnology and Society Freshman Cluster course hosted Dr. Josiah…
Under Poaching Pressure, Elephants Are Evolving To Lose Their Tusks
Their goal is to uncover more information about how these animals move, eat, and what…
‘It’s Not Science’: Experts Push Back Against Trump Health Department’s Sex Verification Plan
In plain English, the federal government is proposing reclassifying transgender people’s legal sex back to…
We Asked a Biologist What Would Happen If You Vaped Venom’s Alien Goo
Venom poses a number of interesting questions, such as “Where do the heads go when…
Congratulations to HBS major Mili Patel
“UCLA International Institute, August 9, 2018 — The Global Health Program of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) holds…
When Animals Take the Night Shift
And look at climate change: In 2014, unusually low temperatures in southern Texas, brought about…
How Teeth Became Tusks, and Tusks Became Liabilities
The persistence of elephant poaching has prompted researchers to wonder whether elephants really needed their…
New Guide For Finding Genes Linked With Behavior
Scientists interested in finding specific genes that influence the behavior of humans and animals have…
Received An At-Home DNA Test As A Holiday Gift? Proceed With Caution
Wayne Grody notes that at-home DNA tests differ significantly from the much more comprehensive and…