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People in Eurasia are Genetic Hybrids with Evolutionary Advantages, Study Shows

It’s not just luck or practice that gets Sherpa mountaineers up the slopes of Mt. Everest each year.

Functioning so well at extreme elevations is in the Sherpa and Tibetan DNA — literally.

Research Breakthrough Could Help Diagnose, Treat Biofilm Infections

Professor Clarissa Nobile, left, works on biofilm research.Biofilms — colonies of microorganisms living inside a protective coating — are everywhere, from the plaque we scrub off our teeth each day to the slimy green masses that form on rocks in streams.

Study Links Cancer Cell Growth to Nervous System

Nestor OviedoCancer cells divide with more frequency and are more resilient when they are closer to the brain, indicating a potential link between cell growth and the nervous system, according to new research from Professor

Researcher Works to End HIV Stigma in Ethiopia, India

Carol SipanUC Merced lecturer Carol Sipan became concerned with the social stigma of HIV in some developing countries after a 2009 trip to Burundi, where she and a colleague from Tanzania were training pastors and church leaders on what they and their congregation

Study: In-Home Parent Training Levels Field for Low-Income Kids

Jan WallanderHome-based interventions that teach parents to engage children in playful interactive learning activities can close the cognitive development gap between disadvantaged children and higher-resource peers, according to a new study led by UC Merced P

Growing Research Week Offers Events and Activities for All

The annual Research Week celebration of research kicks off Monday.The annual Research Week tabling event has more than doubled in size from last year, and that’s just one of the new and growing eve