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WEBTomatoes in space: UC Riverside scientists making big strides in mission to grow food for astronauts. “It’s expensive to send food up to astronauts, so ideally, we want them to grow some of their own food,” says UCR's Robert Jinkerson. At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease.
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WEBSep 5, 2024 · UC Riverside Athletics has entered into a new five-year agreement with Nike and BSN SPORTS, Director of Athletics, Wesley Mallette, announced today, Thursday, May 11, 2023. As part of the partnership agreement, BSN SPORTS will be UC Riverside Athletics’ official provider of apparel, footwear and other equipment needs.
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Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple ...
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, reports a drug — an estrogen receptor ligand called indazole chloride (IndCl) — has the potential to improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis, or MS.
Grow and eat your own vaccines? | UCR News | UC Riverside
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The future of vaccines may look more like eating a salad than getting a shot in the arm. UC Riverside scientists are studying whether they can turn edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories. Messenger RNA or mRNA technology, used in COVID-19 vaccines, works by teaching our cells to recognize …
UCR breaks ground on largest-ever expansion - News
WEBOct 7, 2019 · Share This: Friday, Oct. 4, officials representing the University of California and American Campus Communities helped break ground on the North District project, which will ultimately add 6,500 beds to the UC Riverside campus. From left, From left, Brian Haynes, vice chancellor for Student Affairs; Thomas Smith, interim provost; Kim Wilcox ...
The Megalodon was less mega than previously believed
WEBJan 21, 2024 · A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than earlier studies suggested. This finding changes scientists’ understanding of Megalodon behavior, ancient ocean life, and why the sharks went extinct. The Megalodon or megatooth shark is typically portrayed as a …
Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe
WEBSep 28, 2020 · The team determined that matter makes up about 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universe. Cosmologists believe about 20% of the total matter is made of regular — or “baryonic” matter — which includes stars, galaxies, atoms, and life, while about 80% is made of dark matter, whose mysterious nature is not yet known but may consist of some as-yet-undiscovered subatomic ...
Do you act before you think or think before you act?
WEBOct 5, 2022 · The researchers found the first-response reaction times were longer than the second-response reaction times. In other words, people tend to think before they act rather than act before they think. “In our experiments, participants took longer for the first choice than the second and rarely changed their minds, even when we emphasized second ...
To find life in the universe, look to deadly Venus - News
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Given the proximity to that planet, it’s natural to wonder why Earth turned out so differently. Many scientists assume that insolation flux, the amount of energy Venus receives from the sun, caused a runaway greenhouse situation that ruined the planet. “If you consider the solar energy received by Earth as 100%, Venus collects 191%.
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