The quest for an edible, multipurpose, malarial vaccine
Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine? That’s the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer…
Read MoreApr 19, 2013 | Innovations, UC San Diego
Can scientists rid malaria from the Third World by simply feeding algae genetically engineered with a vaccine? That’s the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer…
Read MoreNov 26, 2012 | Innovations, UC San Diego
Biologists at UC San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing biofuels. The scientists genetically engineered marine algae to produce five…
Read MoreSep 19, 2012 | Innovations, UC San Diego
Chemists at UC San Diego have developed a method that for the first time provides scientists the ability to attach chemical probes onto proteins and subsequently remove them in a repeatable cycle…
Read MoreSep 22, 2010 | A.I.M. Interviews, Education, Research, UC San Diego, West
If moving genes around on a chromosome is your idea of a good time, meet Dr. Stephen Mayfield, Director of the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology. A PhD geneticist from UC Berkeley…
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