It is widely known that advances in biotechnology, like stem cell therapy, have the potential to cure Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes and other diseases. However, there are several aspects of this research that are cause for concern and fodder for controversy. Read more...

On March 20, 1995, five teams of men boarded trains on the Tokyo subway system. Unnoticed amid Monday morning rush-hour traffic, the men placed lunch boxes and soft-drink containers on the floors of trains. Read more...

UCLA employee Tim Alexander was born with pectus excavatum, a deformity also known as “sunken” or “concave” chest. Although he was initially advised against corrective surgery when he was younger, Alexander, now 32 years old, was able to take advantage of a new technique developed by UCLA professor of surgery Eric Fonkulsrud. Read more...

Physics. The science that dictates how the planets revolve around the sun; the mysterious explanations behind the occasional embarrassing fall as we navigate our way up the steps of Bruin Walk. Read more...

Give a professor a million dollars, and he’ll change the world of undergraduate science education. Two UCLA professors are preparing to do just that thanks to a new program funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which awarded $1 million grants to each of 20 professors in 19 universities across the nation. Read more...

Botanical Garden seeks volunteers The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA is seeking volunteers to serve as docents in its public education program for school children and community groups. Read more...

Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej Alvarez, twins formerly conjoined at the head, continue to improve and could return to their home country of Guatemala some time in October, doctors said. Read more...