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If cells are made of molecules that have no agency, how can they make decisions? Stephen Floor, PhD, assistant professor of cell and tissue biology in the School of Dentistry, is interested in the control of gene expression at the level of RNA. “For many genes, when you turn the gene on and start

The field of evolutionary biology has seen its share of spirited debates. But if there's one principle that virtually every expert in the field agrees on, it’s that natural selection occurs at the level of the genome. But now, a UC San Francisco–led research team has discovered the first conclusive

from UCSF Magazine Winter 2020 One morning, as you’re getting out of bed, an intense pain grips your feet. Your toe joints are swollen again. It’s been happening for months now. You decide it’s time to get the problem checked out, so you pay a visit to your doctor, who tells you that you have

Pelvic examinations and cervical cancer screenings are no longer recommended for most females under age 21 during routine health visits, but a new study has found that millions of young women are unnecessarily undergoing the tests, which can lead to false-positive testing, over-treatment, anxiety

JUUL delivers substantially more nicotine to the blood per puff than cigarettes or previous-generation e-cigarettes (e-cigs) and impairs blood vessel function comparable to cigarette smoke, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study, which appears online Jan. 4, 2019, in

from UCSF Magazine Winter 2020 The Future // Visions for 2050 New treatments like immunotherapy are producing astonishing outcomes for some cancer patients. Five-year survival rates have increased dramatically since the early 1960s. And novel therapies that target specific genetic mutations are

Glioblastomas are the most aggressive form of brain cancer — they grow and spread rapidly through the brain and are virtually impossible to eradicate, typically leading to death within one or two years of diagnosis. Scientists are constantly seeking more powerful targeted therapies, but so far