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Scientists Assemble a Biological Clock in a Test Tube to Study How It Works

October 7, 2021
Daily cycles in virtually every aspect of our physiology are driven by biological clocks (also called circadian clocks) in our cells. The cyclical interactions of clock proteins keep the biological rhythms of life in tune with the daily cycle of night and day, and this happens not only in humans...

Researchers Turn to Biochar in Fight Against Climate Change

September 30, 2021

Advocates Still Push to Make Company COVID Outbreaks Public

September 28, 2021

Researchers Unraveling Mysteries of Electrosensory Gel in Sharks, Skates

September 28, 2021
Cartilaginous fishes such as sharks and skates have a sixth sense, but it’s not ESP — it’s electrosense. Such fishes use hundreds or thousands of specialized organs to sense prey and mates and to navigate the oceans. A cross-disciplinary group of researchers at UC Merced is making new discoveries...

Kids Discovery Station in Merced Officially Open

September 26, 2021

Scholar Excels at Math and Engineering Despite Hardships

September 24, 2021

California Bill Could Alter Amazon Labor Practices

September 22, 2021

USDA-funded Internship Program Introduced New Bobcats to Agriculture Research

September 20, 2021
Shortly before the fall semester kicked off in person, 11 students were wrapping up their first summer on campus as part of the FACTS summer bridge program. FACTS stands for San Joaquin Valley Food and Agriculture Cyberinformatics Tools and Science. The six-week summer course, funded by the United...

UC Merced Ranked High on Nation's List of Best Universities

September 13, 2021

Spencer Lab Publishes New Technique for Live Imaging

August 31, 2021
Some scientific discoveries are a happy accident (think: penicillin). Others have been there all along, they just take a keen eye to notice, which was recently the case in Professor Joel Spencer’s lab. An observation Spencer made during his postdoctoral appointment at Harvard University laid the...

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