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Molecular switch mechanism explains how mutations shorten biological clocks

by | February 19, 2020 | Faculty News | 0 Comments

Casein kinase 1 (CK1) regulates a core clock protein called PERIOD. A new study explains how mutations in either CK1 or PERIOD can throw off the timing of biological clocks in animals from fruit flies to humans. (Illustration by Clarisse Ricci/UCSD) Tim Stephens ...
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Better protection from the flu could be on the horizon

by | February 19, 2020 | Faculty News | 0 Comments

Flu vaccines are updated every year to match the evolving strains of the influenze virus, but researchers hope to develop a universal vaccine that would be effective against all strains. Rose Miyatsu | UCSC | January 9, 2020 The current flu season is shaping up to be...
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Biologist Doug Kellogg receives Outstanding Faculty Award

by | December 18, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Doug Kellogg (photo by C. Lagattuta)  Tim Stephens  | UCSC | December 17, 2019  Doug Kellogg, professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, has received the 2018–19 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological...
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