biological sciences

Eva Danesh, who is set to graduate this month, found her calling — and her voice — in science and journalism.

The study could help make lifesaving stem cell transplants more available.

UCLA researchers partnered with the city to develop an index that shows how individual wildlife species are doing.

A new study shows that they create a 3D map of their body when neurons in the forebrain fire as gusts of air touch their wings.

New study could improve the ability to make genetic diagnoses and treat neurodevelopmental disorders.

UCLA scientists develop a new method to engineer immune cells that could treat multiple patients.

Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.

Research brief: A new T cell-screening process revealed previously unidentified receptors that target prostate cancer.

Daniel Geschwind will discuss what genes have taught us about complex brain disorders during his Faculty Research Lecture.

In addition, how doctoral student AJ Addae is opening doors for people of color in cosmetics research, and the impact of AI on the academy.

The collaboration among researchers at UCLA, USC and Caltech will advance cell and tissue engineering technology.

The distinguished professor emeritus of biological chemistry made breakthroughs in epigenetics research.

The UCLA-led research team’s study is the first to identify earlier adrenal puberty as a result of prenatal stress.

A UCLA-led team of scientists observed youngsters of orangutans and other apes engaging in playful teasing to get adults’ attention.

Discover how footballer–turned–astrophysicist Dakotah Tyler helped unveil the secrets of a distant exoplanet, which campus historical gems are hiding in plain sight and more.

At the new research park, the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA is poised to enter a new era of biomedical breakthroughs.

Insights gleaned from biological resistance could help humans overcome aversion to the social changes needed to halt global warming.

A new UCLA study involving pediatric patients and mice identifies a number of the diet’s beneficial changes to the gut microbiome.

A powerful new genomic approach developed by UCLA researchers and colleagues could boost efforts to slow illegal trade of pangolins.

UCLA stem cell scientists find surprise genetic instructions for boosting protein secretion, with big implications for biotechnology and cell therapy.

The study could lead to new therapies that prevent formation of some of the most lethal forms of the disease.

The faculty members have published research that is cited most often by other scholars in their fields.

A UCLA-led international team also found high levels in carnivorous birds and those in aquatic habitats.

UCLA researchers have made headway using muscle stem cells to regrow damaged muscle in mice.

A study of the Ngogo community in Uganda shows humans aren’t the only primates with menopause and significant post-fertile survival.