Science & Tech

February 9, 2010

Tumor Drug To Enter Trials

By Kristen Peters

The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara will be participating in a Phase III clinical trial in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Lucanix, a new vaccine designed to fight lung cancer.

February 2, 2010

Old Drug Might Heal Renal Cysts

By Katherine Friedman

Researchers at UCSB have released a new study on the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin as a potentially effective treatment for kidney disease.

January 26, 2010

Scientists Synthesize Blood Cells

By Richard Lau

A team of scientists at UCSB, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Michigan, developed a material that can mimic the biological properties of red blood cells.

January 19, 2010

Fussy Flies Fail to Flourish

By Richard Lau

Biologists at UCSB have found that it is not only possible for females to be too attractive, but that the evolutionary prospects of fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are being harmed by this problem.

January 12, 2010

Scientists Find Super-Massive Black Holes

By Roger Jackson

Astronomers have located four super-massive black holes swirling in the centers of galaxies that may hopefully provide them with a better understanding of the interstellar objects.

January 5, 2010

Protein Key Opens Cell Doors

By Nader Heidari

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research at UCSB have made a breakthrough in peptide-based drug delivery, taking another step along a path that may lead to more effective drugs that may produce fewer sid...

November 24, 2009

Scientists Seek to Send Stem Cells to Clinics

By Nader Heidari, Josie Rushton

Researchers around the world are collaborating in order to understand a fundamental building block within the human body.

November 24, 2009

Speculated Supernova Shows Up in Star Data

By Richard Lau

Scientists at UC Berkeley have found a new breed of interstellar explosion -- just as UCSB astrophysicists had predicted.

November 17, 2009

Comet Powder Brings Leonid Meteor Shower

By Roger Jackson

Tonight, thousands of specks of light will permeate the night sky as a stream of interstellar particles burning through the Earth's atmosphere reaches its peak.

October 27, 2009

Professor Disproves Long-Believed Theory

By Jenna Ryan

UCSB anthropology professor Michael Gurven has discovered that chronic inflammation may not be an indicator of cardiovascular disease -- a discovery that contradicts currently accepted medical research.

October 20, 2009

Scientists Unlock Squid Secret

By Nader Heidari

Researchers at UCSB have found a protein in a species of iridescent cephalopods that allows them to dynamically change their color and reflectivity, providing them with a way to attract mates and camouflage even in shall...

October 20, 2009

Labs To Stick Up for Safety

By Josie Rushton

UCSB Environmental Health and Safety and Laboratory Research And Technical Support staff are collaborating to reduce energy costs, prevent laboratory accidents and decrease CO2 emissions in university laboratories by rep...

October 2, 2009

Mussel Glue Grips Rocks

By Nader Heidari

Scientists at UCSB, with the help of a species of somewhat malevolent mollusks, may soon find a sticky solution that can allow people to glue things together under water.

September 25, 2009

Lasers Trigger Drug Delivery

By Nader Heidari

Scientists at UCSB have developed a nanoparticle-based drug delivery system that uses non-harmful lasers to send chemicals directly into cells, which may lead to improved drug efficacy and fewer side effects.

September 25, 2009

Island Marine Sanctuary at Risk

By Matt Matejcek

A report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has identified several threats to the health of California's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

August 26, 2009

Break Some New Ground

By Nader Heidari

It is not uncommon for this fine college campus to be criticized for being a “party school.” However, while it is known for its sun, surf and significant contribution to Natural Light’s market share, th...