Biological Sciences

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Class of 2017 Shows Anything is Possible at UC Merced

The newest campus in the University of California system, UC Merced is a campus that attracts leaders — individuals who enjoy the challenge of paving the way for others to follow — and the Class of 2017 is no different.

Community Members Aid Cutting-Edge Research in ‘BioBlitz’ Project

When scientists at UC Merced seek to better understand California’s biodiversity, they turn to cutting-edge genomics. They also turn to their neighbors.

Ancient Biological Clockwork Revealed Using ‘Secret Sauce’

Professor Andy LiWang shows his 3-D-printed model of the proteins that drive cyanobacterial circadian clocks.In finding a way to see assemblies of the proteins that direct cyanobacterial circadian rhythms, or biological clocks, U

Precision Targeting Provides New Insights Into Therapy-Resistant Cancers

Professor Fabian FilippThe National Cancer Institute’s “cancer moonshot” tasks researchers with, among advancing other new biotechnologies, delving into immunotherapy and epigenomic analysis.

Researcher Illuminates the Olfactory Life of Crabs

If you want to know what the ocean really smells like, you’ll have to ask a crab.

Yes, crabs have a sense of smell.