Understanding biology at the molecular and cellular levels with an aim toward biomedical discovery and applications

UCSC Splicing Microarray Database
Undergraduate Research Group: Genomic Splicing Studies
Structure and Function of the Vacuolar ATPase
Biological Morphogenesis Research
Genetic and Biochemical Research in Neuronal Function and Development
Cytoskeletal Dynamics and the Cell Cycle
Novel technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure
New brain connections form in clusters during learning
Biologist Amy Ralston wins Ellison Medical Foundation grant for stem cell research
Researchers trace effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy
AIDS vaccine hailed among "Best of 2009"
AIDS vaccine listed in Time Magazine's top ten of 2009 list
Four UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts & Science
Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments
Hands-on research inspires freshman biology students
Study shows new brain connections form rapidly during motor learning
Study points to disruption of copper regulation as key to prion diseases
Optical tweezers pick up the ribosome beat
Discovery of retinal cell type ends four-decade search
Neuroscientist Yi Zuo wins two new research awards
UC Santa Cruz physicists tackle new challenges in neurobiology
A deeper look into the ribosome
Newly discovered gene may hold clues to evolution of human brain capacity
Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat
Research by Sullivan uncovers modus operandi of parasitic bacterium in insects
Kellogg lab unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division
Opening the way for nerve regeneration studies in worms
Antibiotic rifampin shows promise for fighting Parkinson's disease
Partnership to speed development of an 'artificial retina' to restore sight
New role for brain chemical found in mammary glands, with implications for breast cancer research
Environmental toxicology of trace metals
High-tech movies show vivid details of living cells
Research to focus on devices to aid stroke victims, blind
Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Facility
Nanosecond Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory