Academic unit: Faculty of Biological Sciences

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Researcher Juan Carlos Castilla Highlight ECIM as a Beacon for Marine Conservation

Image of the Conguillio National Park where you can see araucarias in the foreground, and a lake and a volcano in the background

Why is Chile uniquely beautiful, and how can we keep it that way?

Maria assembling a pile of huiro for weighing in Pichicuy.

The Role of ‘Blue Foods’ for a Sustainable Future

A fly is on a green branch.

Fly Brain Research Provides Insight into Diseases of the Human Brain

The photo shows a group of rat sensory neurons responsible for detecting painful stimuli in the organism. Image credit: Paula Díaz Céspedes.

Amazing Microscope Images taken by Two UC Chile Students Surprise Scientists

Fisherman with his boat and a bucket with seafood

'Blue food revolution': great way to feed the world without destroying the planet

Atacama desert photo, pink flowers

Why Driest Desert on Earth Sometimes Blooms? And What Secrets Reveals?

Frog swimming

UC Chile Researchers Discover Key to Amphibian Spinal Cord Regeneration

Gloved hand holding a patient’s hand

A painful public health problem

A photo of the Flowering Desert. The sky is blue, a few hills are on the back, and the floor is almost full of fuchsia flowers (Rock Purslane).

The Awakening of the Atacama Desert

Clownfish swimming

"Lighting Nemo": Why Clownfish Need Their Sleep?

River and forest at sunset.

The difficult equation posed by the pandemic