Saturday, April 25

Researchers turn fat into commodity

  PATIL ARMENIAN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA researcher Patricia A. Zuk examines a container of fat harvested from liposuction. By Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Contributor The fat eventually placed in the trash at Beverly Hills’ liposuction clinics has become the treasure for a team of UCLA and University of Pittsburgh researchers studying tissue engineering. Read more...




Community Briefs

Scientists share Tyler award, $200,000 Two men who together pioneered the field of conservation biology will share the 2001 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and its $200,000 award. Read more...


Villaraigosa, Hayden top primaries

  DANIEL WONG Jack Weiss, a candidate for city council from the fifth district, shakes hands with supporters during his post-election gathering Tuesday night in Westwood as results trickle in. Read more...