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One Timed-release Capsule Could Replace Taking Multiple Pills
May 1, 2025

Managing complex medication schedules could soon become as simple as taking a single capsule each da...

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Using Bacteria as Living Test Tubes to Study Human Gene Mutations and Find New Drug Leads
April 30, 2025

Traditional methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineer...

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This Injected Protein-like Polymer Helps Tissues Heal After a Heart Attack
April 25, 2025

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart atta...

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AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
April 25, 2025

A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is ac...

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More Power Grid Connectivity in Western U.S Could Supercharge Clean Energy
April 24, 2025

A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind ...

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin May Be Triggering Colorectal Cancer Epidemic Among the Young
April 23, 2025

In an effort to explain a modern medical mystery, an international team of researchers led by bioeng...

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Good News for Fusion Energy Workforce Development in San Diego
April 10, 2025

UC San Diego personnel, including qualified graduate students, can now apply for access to the DIII-...

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A New Robotic Gripper Based on Measuring Tape is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
April 9, 2025

This robotic gripper has two fingers made from measuring tape. It can pick up fragile objects, ...

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Top 10, Yet Again
April 8, 2025

The Jacobs School of Engineering has ranked the #10 best in the nation in the influential U.S. ...

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UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
March 31, 2025

Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the Americ...

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Bioengineer Elected AAAS Fellow
March 27, 2025

Karen Christman, a professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering and the Sanford ...

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These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
March 25, 2025

Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of com...

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How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease
March 20, 2025

Bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis&md...

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General Atomics and UC San Diego Launch Fusion Data Science and Digital Engineering Center
March 18, 2025

Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) and the University of California San Dieg...

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Microelectronics Go from Lab to Fab at UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute
March 17, 2025

Little more than a year after the Microelectronics Commons program kicked off, University ...

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A New, Single Smart Capsule Could Help Us Take Our Meds All at Once
Discover | May 2, 2025

Stumbling upon your grandmother's colorful pillbox organizers or custom-made blister packs might leave you impressed--how does she keep track of all t...

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A beautiful blue butterfly wing offers a new way to study cancer
Science News Explores | April 30, 2025

The morpho butterfly is a flying marvel. It flits through the rainforests of Central and South America. With wings that can span 20 centimeters (8 inc...

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A bacterial toxin could be contributing to the colorectal cancer rise in young people
The Week | April 30, 2025

Colorectal cancer has increased significantly over the past 20 years among adults under 50. Now scientists may have identified a potential factor in t...

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One Timed-release Capsule Could Replace Taking Multiple Pills
May 1, 2025

Managing complex medication schedules could soon become as simple as taking a single capsule each da...

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Using Bacteria as Living Test Tubes to Study Human Gene Mutations and Find New Drug Leads
April 30, 2025

Traditional methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineer...

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This Injected Protein-like Polymer Helps Tissues Heal After a Heart Attack
April 25, 2025

Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart atta...

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AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
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A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is ac...

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More Power Grid Connectivity in Western U.S Could Supercharge Clean Energy
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A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind ...

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