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BrainFacts
May 8, 2020
How AI Helps Us Understand Human Vision
Sep. 19, 2019
How Your Brain Keeps You From Running Into Walls
The Scientist
Nov. 1, 2019 (In Nov. 2019 print issue)
Secrets in the Brains of People Who Have Committed Murder
Nov. 1, 2019 (In Nov. 2019 print issue)
Living Electrical Wires Plug into Worm Tubes for Stability
Nov. 1, 2019 (In Nov. 2019 print issue)
Martha Muñoz Uncovers the Drivers and Dampers of Biodiversity
Oct. 1, 2019 (In Oct. 2019 print issue)
Glowing Proteins Enable Stem Cell Stimulation for Stroke Recovery in Mice
Oct. 1, 2019 (In Oct. 2019 print issue)
Johannes Kohl Untangles the Neural Circuitry Behind Instinct
Sep. 6, 2019
China’s First Cloned Kitten, Garlic
Sep. 5, 2019
Scientists Study Vaping’s Harm as Second Death Reported
Sep. 4, 2019
Bar-Headed Geese Slow Their Metabolism to Soar over Everest
Aug. 28, 2019
Florida Wild Cats Struggle to Walk Due to Unknown Disorder
Aug. 26, 2019
Biased Evaluation Committees Promote Fewer Women
Aug. 26, 2019
Donald Lindberg, Former NLM Director, Dies
Aug. 23, 2019
UCSD Eye Doctor Resigns After Investigation into Ties with China
Aug. 21, 2019
Former Yale Professor Sexually Assaulted Five Students: Report
Aug. 19, 2019
HIV-1 Genome Extracted from 1966 Tissue Sample
Aug. 16, 2019
Immune Cell Bank Bets on Future CAR T Success
Aug. 16, 2019
Special Schwann Cells in Mice Play Unsung Role in Pain
Aug. 14, 2019
Invasive Carp Could Spread Across Lake Michigan on Detritus Diet
Aug. 12, 2019
Elusive Asgard Archaea Finally Cultured in Lab
Aug. 9, 2019
Questions Surround Canadian Shipment of Deadly Viruses to China
Aug. 7, 2019
Some Data Backing Novartis Gene-Therapy Approval Manipulated: FDA
Aug. 6, 2019
Mouse Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome More than Their Environment
Aug. 5, 2019
First Human–Monkey Chimeras Developed in China
Aug. 2, 2019
Uganda Launching New Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trial
Jul. 31, 2019
Southern White Rhino Born After Artificial Insemination
Jul. 29, 2019
Pufferfish Spines Shaped by Same Genes as Feathers and Fish
Scales
Jul. 29, 2019
July 25, 2019
Designer Protein Acts as a Switch for Cellular Circuitry
Jul. 23, 2019
Unhatched Gulls Shake Their Shells to Warn Siblings of Danger
Jul. 19, 2019
EPA Will Not Ban Pesticide Linked to Neurological Issues
Jul. 17, 2019
Coral Deaths Spurred by Pollutants From Land
July 15, 2019
Genetic Study Points to Metabolic Roots of Anorexia Nervosa
Science News
Jun. 27, 2019
Antioxidants may encourage the spread of lung cancer rather than prevent it
Jun. 18, 2019
Hyenas roamed the Arctic during the last ice age
Jun. 6, 2019
Worms lure two new species of hopping rats out of obscurity
BrainCraft (YouTube)
Aug. 9, 2019
What Can Body Language Actually Tell Us? (shared byline for script)
Jun. 9, 2019
Why You Can't Stop Snacking (script)
Live Science
Aug. 21, 2019
Genetic Tests for Depression Treatment Aren't Effective, Experts Say
Jul. 26, 2019
Organic Apples Have Way More Beneficial Bacteria Than Conventional Ones
Jul. 15, 2019
What Is the Ionosphere? (And Who Is Steve?)
Jul. 15, 2019
Jul. 2, 2019
Jun. 6, 2019
May 10, 2019
Sleep Paralysis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
May 9, 2019
Fight or Flight: The Sympathetic Nervous System
Jan. 17, 2019
Lionfish: Beautiful and Dangerous Invaders
Nov. 19, 2018
Space.com
May 20, 2019
How to Make Moon Water: Add Solar Wind, Tiny Meteorites, and Then Heat
Stanford Medicine Magazine
Mar. 11, 2019
Hitting pain’s off switch (adaptation of Science Notes piece)
UC Santa Cruz Science Notes 2018
Oct. 29, 2018
An ongoing hunt for pain's off-switch
Mongabay
Nov. 27, 2017
Storytelling empowers indigenous people to conserve their environments
Eos
Jan. 18, 2018
Iron Readings Hint That Ocean Depth Influences Seabed Volcanism, AGU 2017, Eos
Jan. 17, 2018
Rising Ocean Temperatures Threaten Carbon-Storing Sea Grass, AGU 2017, Eos
Dec. 14, 2017
Eyes in the Sky Look Closer at Under-Surveyed Northern Forests, AGU 2017, Eos
Conference Coverage
Nov. 8, 2017
How to Defend Science in a Post-Truth World, WCSJ 2017, Student Newsroom
Mar. 1, 2017
Neurotechnology in motion, AAAS 2017, National Association of Science Writers
San Jose Mercury News
Jun. 5, 2018
Heart risk calculator due for an update
Jun. 1, 2018
Young, brilliant and broke: Push to fund young biomedical scientists
May 11, 2018
Call to action for cage-free farming in California
May 4, 2018
People are more honest on Tinder than you may think, study says
Apr. 27, 2018
Study: Environment impacts the aging immune system
Apr. 23, 2018
Study: Mothers’ weight linked to daughters’ early puberty
Apr. 11, 2018
Wildfire smoke hurts heart, not just lungs, new study finds
Jan. 21, 2018
Is San Jose winning its war on illegal dumping?
Monterey Herald
Mar. 14, 2018
MBARI scientist to receive international award for women in science, Print
Mar. 13, 2018
When a Facebook event goes otterly bad, Print
Mar. 13 "Otterly" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Mar. 14 "Otterly" in The Reporter, Daily Democrat and ChicoER
Mar. 8, 2018
Pacific Grove rehab center teams up to help clients see ‘life through sober eyes’, Print
Mar. 6, 2018
Carmel: California Wildlife Day stresses importance of conservation, Print
Mar. 2, 2018
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center looking for ‘compassionate’ volunteers to counsel victims, Print
Feb. 26, 2018
Women in ag forum coming to CSU Monterey Bay, Print
Feb. 23, 2018
Jellies abound at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Harbor, Print
Feb. 24 "Jellies" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Feb. 21, 2018
Monterey forum to examine importance of anchovy, Print
Feb.14, 2018
‘Building Healthy Communities’ looks to expand to Peninsula, Print
Feb.12, 2018
Caltrans transfers 167 acres of rare Elkhorn Slough habitat to foundation, Print
Feb. 12 "Caltrans" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Feb. 7, 2018
Western monarch butterfly count continues to go down, Print
Feb. 8 "Butterfly" in Santa Cruz Sentinel and Daily Democrat
Feb. 5, 2018
Seaside scuba diver and the oldest American remains ever discovered, Print
Feb. 6 "Scuba" in The Mercury News
Feb. 2, 2018
Elkhorn Slough restoration project bringing in tons of dirt, Print
Feb. 2 "Elkhorn" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Jan. 31, 2018
Bill Murray on schedule to tee it up at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week, Print
Feb. 1 "Murray" in The Mercury News
Jan. 24, 2018
Panetta tells Dreamers he understands their urgency, Print
Jan. 24 "Panetta" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Jan. 22, 2018
Ground broken for new Food Bank in Salinas, Print
Jan.17, 2018
January has been a tough one for the blood supply business, Print
Jan. 19 "Blood" in Santa Cruz Sentinel
Jan.15, 2018
Seaside MLK event emphasizes the next generation, Print
Jan.10, 2018
Flight simulator aims to help high school students take off, Print
Jan. 8, 2018
Rain pounds the Central Coast with more to come, Print
Tampa Bay Parenting
April 15, 2016
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ Column (published in Japanese)
Jan. 21, 2019
(Dancing Scientists Bring Fluid Mechanics to Life - English PDF)
Dec. 25, 2018
(Your Brain is Mostly for Moving, Not Thinking - English PDF)
Press releases and web articles
Apr. 16, 2019
Mar. 28, 2019
Okinawan Sea Grapes Reveal Secrets of Plant Evolution
Mar. 26, 2019
New Report Looks at the Economic Impact of OIST on Okinawa and Japan
Mar. 20, 2019
Scientists Crack Genome of Superfood Seaweed, Ito-Mozuku
Mar. 18, 2019
Machine Learning Tracks Moving Cells
Feb. 28, 2019
Too-Tight Membrane Keeps Cells from Splitting
Feb. 18, 2019
Altered Brain Activity Patterns of Parkinson's Captured in Mice
Feb. 12, 2019
Questions in Quantum Computing: How to Move Electrons with Light
Feb. 5, 2019
Anticancer Mechanism Revealed in Yeast Experiments
Jan. 31, 2019
Fasting Ramps Up Human Metabolism, Study Shows
Jan. 29, 2019
Adaptive Models Capture Complexity of the Brain and Behavior
Jan. 22, 2019
Scientists Boost Stability of Low-Cost, Large-Area Solar Modules
Jan. 11, 2019
Bizarre “Bristle-Jaw” Creatures Finally Placed on Tree of Life
Dec. 18, 2018
Möbius Kaleidocycles: Sensational Structures with Potential Applications
Dec. 17, 2018
Protein Police Keep the Immune System in Check
Dec. 13, 2018
Tale of Two Trees: New Web Tool Estimates Gene Trees With Ease
Dec. 6, 2018
Signature Structure Grants Enzyme Superfamilies Their Power
Nov. 29, 2018
What Makes Vertebrates Special? We Can Learn from Lancelets
Nov. 12, 2018
Half Moons and Pinch Points: Same Physics, Different Energy
Nov. 9, 2018
Doing the Wave: How Stretchy Fluids React to Wavy Surfaces
Oct. 30, 2018
Anti-Cancer Virus Fits Tumor Receptor Like a “Key in a Lock”
Oct. 23, 2018
Oct. 19, 2018
Cellular “Tuning Mechanism” Builds Elegant Eyes
UC San Francisco
Jan. 14, 2019
Drug Hobbles Deadly Liver Cancer by Stifling Protein Production
Oct. 24, 2018
3D-Printed Bones are Helping Doctors Prepare for Surgeries
Oct. 19, 2018
New Drug Could Sustain Oxygen-Starved Hearts
Sep. 24, 2018
Newborn Jaundice Treatment May Increase Risk of Childhood Seizures
Sep. 10, 2018
Primary Care is an Untapped Resource for Depression Screening
Sep. 6, 2018
Innovative Technique Reveals ‘Core Identities’ of Brain Cells
Sep. 6, 2018
Newfound Inhibitors to CRISPR Could Improve Gene Editing
Aug. 17, 2018
Female Mice are Immune to Cognitive Damage from Space Radiation
Aug. 1, 2018
New Tool Crowdsources Human Intelligence for Biological Research
Jun. 29, 2018
FDA Approves Landmark Marijuana-Derived Drug First Tested at UCSF
Stanford University School of Medicine
Mar. 12, 2018
New neuroanatomy lab bridges virtual reality, operating room, Stanford Medicine News Center
Mar. 8, 2018
Stars of Stanford Medicine: “I have the best job in the world”, Scope Blog
Feb. 22, 2018
Stars of Stanford Medicine: “I’m definitely a non-traditional student”, Scope Blog
Feb. 21, 2018
Sepsis severity may be discernible, new study suggests, Scope Blog
Feb. 21, 2018
Iron triggers dangerous infection in lung transplant recipients, Stanford Medicine News Center
Feb. 26
"Iron" in Inside Stanford Medicine Newspaper
Jan. 25, 2018
A look into the causes of epilepsy with a Stanford neuroscientist, Scope Blog
Jan. 11, 2018
Stars of Stanford Medicine: Engineering biology to solve problems, Scope Blog
Dec. 4, 2017
Connecting the dots between common male medical condition and later disease, Scope Blog
Dec. 1, 2017
Study links common male medical condition and vascular disease, Stanford Medicine News Center
Dec. 11, 2017
"Links"in Inside Stanford Medicine Newspaper
Nov. 30, 2017
Stars of Stanford Medicine: “Science touches every facet of the human experience”, Scope Blog
Nov. 22, 2017
Gut microbes, key guests on Turkey Day, could be used therapeutically, Scope Blog
Nov. 20, 2017
Microtia team embraces 3-D printing to improve ear surgeries, Scope Blog
Nov. 16, 2017
Dolphin mouths house 'dark matter of the biological world', Stanford Medicine News Center
Nov. 20, 2017
"Dolphin mouths" in Inside Stanford Medicine Newspaper
Nov. 16, 2017
Dolphins: The final frontier for new types of bacteria?, Scope Blog