Tag: university of California

Underwater microscope shows corals competing for space on reef

REUTERS — A new underwater microscope designed and built by researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has revealed “turf wars” between millimeter-scale coral. The Benthic Underwater Microscope is a two-part system operated by a diver. It consists of a microscopic imaging unit controlled by an underwater computer. During underwater experiments, researchers placed different species of coral close to each other on the reef and, using the underwater microscope, […]

Continue Reading →

Early menopause may speed up aging in women: study

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Women who enter menopause early may age faster than women in whom menopause arrives later, said a study Monday that could help pinpoint women at highest risk of age-related diseases. The findings could settle a long-standing debate, said Steve Horvath, a professor of human genetics and biostatistics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. “For decades, scientists have disagreed over whether menopause causes […]

Continue Reading →