Scientists engineered a model bacterium's genetic code to make it virus-resistant and unable to exchange genetic material or grow without special media.
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Beyond Ice Cubes: Researchers Bring Complex Shapes to Sea-Ice Dynamics Models
Voronoi tessellation meshes focus on sea ice areas of interest and reduce computer resource needs.
Teaching happiness and well-being
John Guzowski draws from his mental health journey for his Bio 48 general elective course
To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes
Modeling microbial interactions in synthetic communities offers insights into environmental processes.
Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Scientists develop a multimodal imaging approach to study microbe–semiconductor biohybrids at the single-cell to single-molecule level.
NSF funds UC Irvine project to improve climate science learning in high schools
Biological sciences, education and engineering schools team up to create curriculum
Signaling Across Kingdoms to Build the Plant Microbiome
Scientists discover a mechanism for plant-microbe interactions.
Scientists Build a Spatial Atlas of the Chloroplast Proteome, the Home of Photosynthesis
By collecting the locations of 1,000-plus chloroplast-associated proteins, the atlas offers insights into protein functions and chloroplast organization.
UC Irvine leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California
$5.5 million effort will prioritize community engagement, environmental justice
3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects
UC awards total of more than $80 million for progress toward California’s climate goals
