CNAS Science News
 
    
        January 21, 2024
    
    
      The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
    
    
      A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was significantly more slender than earlier studies suggested.
    
    
 
    
        January 17, 2024
    
    
      New vaccine design uses immunity against influenza to offer faster protection against emerging pathogens
    
    
      Strategy developed by UC Riverside-led research team speeds up production of antibodies against COVID-19
    
    
 
    
        January 17, 2024
    
    
      Keys to aging hidden in the leaves
    
    
      Scientists have known about a particular organelle in plant cells for over a century. However, UCR scientists have only now discovered that organelle’s key role in aging.
    
    
        January 12, 2024
    
    
      The early bird (or scientist) gets the worm
    
    
      UC Riverside research on nematodes secures $1.3M NSF funding
    
    
 
    
        January 04, 2024
    
    
      Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers
    
    
      Meet MYC, the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.  
    
    
 
    
        January 03, 2024
    
    
      New reasons eating less fat should be one of your resolutions
    
    
      A UC Riverside study to motivate your new year’s resolutions: high-fat diets may impair genes linked not only to obesity, colon cancer and irritable bowels, but also to the immune system, brain function, and potentially COVID-19 risk.
    
    
 
    
        December 20, 2023
    
    
      Discovery: plants use “trojan horse” to fight mold invasions 
    
    
      UC Riverside scientists have discovered a stealth molecular weapon that plants use to attack the cells of invading gray mold. 
    
    
 
    
        December 20, 2023
    
    
      Supercomputer enables illustration of large-scale structure of universe
    
    
      UC Riverside physicist helped develop PRIYA, a new cosmological simulation model
    
    
 
