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Wily Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains as Disguise

by Douglas Fox
May 12, 2025

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Evolutionary Geneticist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

by Liana Wait
May 06, 2025

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How Are They Biting? High Speed Video Reveals Unexpected Jaw Movements in Reef Fish

by Andy Fell
May 05, 2025

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Can Citizen Science Be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows It Can

by Liana Wait
April 15, 2025

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3D Genome Structure Guides Sperm Development

by Douglas Fox
March 03, 2025

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Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

by Douglas Fox
February 27, 2025

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Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution

by Andy Fell
February 26, 2025

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Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving

by Kat Kerlin
January 16, 2025

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth

by Andy Fell
January 13, 2025

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Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts

by Andy Fell
January 02, 2025

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Christmas Trees’ Distinctive Aroma Helps Ward off Pathogens and Pests

by Liana Wait
November 25, 2024

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Transparent Worms with Glowing Proteins May Help Fertility Treatments

by Douglas Fox
November 21, 2024

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Making High-yielding Rice Affordable and Sustainable

by Liana Wait
November 20, 2024

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What Makes Queen Bees So Smart?

by Douglas Fox
November 07, 2024

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Can Corals Be Saved?

by Harrison Tasoff
November 04, 2024

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Invisible Anatomy in the Fruit Fly Uterus

by Andy Fell
October 25, 2024

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How Plants Become Bushy, or Not

by Liana Wait
August 06, 2024

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Plant Biologist Siobhan Brady Named HHMI Investigator

by Liana Wait
July 23, 2024

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Plant Biologist Venkatesan Sundaresan Wins 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture

by Liana Wait
July 17, 2024

‘Face to Face’: Graduating With Experience

by José Vadi
June 25, 2024

Dateline

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UC Davis Students’ Seizure-Predicting Device Wins Top Prize at Big Bang! Business Competition

by Angela Lindley
May 23, 2024

Society, Arts & Culture

Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, Walter S. Leal and Richard Michelmore

Plant Researchers and Molecular Biologist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

by Evan White
May 07, 2024

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How Plants Sense Scent

by Liana Wait
April 25, 2024

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Wearable Technology Takes Center Stage at UC Davis

by Greg Watry
March 26, 2024

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Researchers Identify Microbes That Help Plants Thwart Parasite

by Liana Wait
March 26, 2024

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