Largest global citizen science project accelerates knowledge of human microbiome Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology.
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Rob Knight, a University of California San Diego professor and international leader in the study of the roles microbes play in human health and disease and the functioning of ecosystems,
New analysis reveals how skin microbiome could be associated with wrinkles and skin health he effects of aging and external factors like UV exposure on skin are well documented. As
The University of California San Diego has the highest number of influential voices in the University of California system and ranks 7th highest among universities worldwide, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly
The University of California is once again the global leader in scientific research, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, with 317 faculty and scientists from across all 10 campuses
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the largest children’s hospital on the West Coast and one of the nation’s top pediatric health care systems, is pleased to announce that Rob Knight, PhD. has
The declared state of emergency with the COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but the virus is not totally gone. Testing for COVID-19 at home is easy and efficient. However those
The Institute of Biological Chemistry (IBC), Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), and BIOTOOLS hosted the 7th annual Asia Microbiome Conference (AMC) on January 7th, 2023, at Academia Sinica,
A new microbiome study published in the journal Nature has revealed the largest-ever dataset on the human microbiome, providing unprecedented insights into how our microbiomes are shaped by factors such
With the goal of benefiting global human health, Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate.
Scientists discover that altered serine metabolism in diabetes leads to peripheral neuropathy—a finding that may provide a new way to identify people at high risk and a potential treatment option.
The collective communities of microorganisms within each of us alter the way drugs work, for good and ill, and may be a source of new medicines themselves if we can
