Events

• UCSC Stem Cell Journal Club
  Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
  599 Engineering 2
  
• Roberto Bogomolni: Light sensing by bacterial LOV-domain proteins: molecular calisthenics at their best?
  Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
  240 Physical Sciences Building
  
• Science & Justice Working Group: Informatics and social justice
  Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM
  599 Engineering 2
  
• Andreas Tobler: Epigenetic applications on the SOLiD system
  Thursday, February 11, 2010, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
  240 Physical Sciences
  
• Aadel Chaudhuri: Sustained expression of miR-155 in hematopoietic progenitor cells causes a myeloproliferative disorder via repression of the SHIP1 phosphatase
  Friday, February 12, 2010, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
  101 Natural Sciences Annex
  
• Jose de la Torre: The new nitrogen cycle: insights from the physiology, genomics and ecology of ammonia-oxidizing archaea
  Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
  240 Physical Sciences Building
  

News

	Composite nanomaterials show promise for solar hydrogen generation A novel strategy for engineering semiconductor materials can boost the performance of water-splitting solar cells for hydrogen production.
	New UCSC training program fosters ethics and justice discourse in science and engineering A new Science & Justice training program goes beyond typical science ethics training to engage students across disciplines
	Researchers trace effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy A study shows that the loss of a single protein accounts for most of the molecular abnormalities associated with the disease, while loss of a second protein also seems to play an important role.
	Copper could be the culprit in brain disease Biochemist Glenn Millhauser investigates how malfunctioning prion proteins lead to dementia diseases that destroy the brain.