Sonia came to science writing after working many years as a journalist. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a degree in English, she’s thrilled to be writing for her alma mater and working with the ...
While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can be scary. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, spreads the viruses that cause over 100,000,000 cases ...
The Current is UCSB's official news site updated daily with breaking news, events, and research news from the University of California, Santa Barbara. It has been designed to share the important ...
With a background in both STEM and communication, Harrison Tasoff is a science and environmental journalist who delights in deciphering new research and distilling it into clear language. Every story ...
When it’s time for an e. coli bacterium to divide, proteins inside the single-celled organism start to chase each other around. “There are two types of proteins doing this, collectively,” said ...