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Promoting Advantages of Product Category, Whether It Is Craft Beer or E-cigarettes, Can Backfire

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • April 22, 2020
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‘Sick Posts’ on Social Media Help Early Tracking of COVID-19

  • by Kathleen Holder
  • April 16, 2020
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  • Science & Technology
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UC Davis Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application

  • by Amy Quinton
  • April 08, 2020
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The Link Between Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 07, 2020
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How Important Is Speech in Transmitting Coronavirus?

  • by Andy Fell
  • April 02, 2020
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PREDICT Receives Extension for COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response

  • by Kristin Burns
  • March 31, 2020
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Changes in Surface Sugarlike Molecules Help Cancer Metastasize

  • by Andy Fell
  • March 24, 2020
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  • Science & Technology
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Sea Otters, Opossums and the Surprising Ways Pathogens Move From Land to Sea

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • March 18, 2020
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  • Environment
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Popular Painkiller Ibuprofen Affects Liver Enzymes in Mice

  • by Andy Fell
  • March 11, 2020
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  • Science & Technology
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Are Cats the ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’ for Wildfire Effects on Human Health?

  • by Amy Quinton
  • February 26, 2020
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California Agricultural Employers, Workers Approach Smoke Concerns Differently

  • by Amy Quinton
  • February 13, 2020
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New Cryo-Electron Microscope Powers Biological Sciences Discovery

  • by Andy Fell
  • February 11, 2020
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  • Science & Technology
  • Human & Animal Health
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Carter and Tian Named Co-Directors of the UC Davis Cannabis and Hemp Research Center

  • by AJ Cheline
  • January 30, 2020
  • Advancing Health Worldwide
  • Human & Animal Health
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Marburg Virus Found in Sierra Leone Bats

  • by Kristin Burns
  • January 24, 2020
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  • Human & Animal Health
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Look What’s Inside: Full-Body Movies From EXPLORER Scanner

  • by Andy Fell
  • January 21, 2020
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  • Science & Technology
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Media Sources on Coronavirus Outbreak

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • January 21, 2020
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  • Human & Animal Health
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Spreading healing and hope

  • by Dorsey Griffith, Photos and video by John Mounier/UC Davis, Video editing by Alysha Beck/UC Davis
  • January 15, 2020
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Zika Vaccine Protects Fetus in Pregnant Monkeys

  • by Andy Fell
  • December 18, 2019
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  • Science & Technology
  • Human & Animal Health
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Mountain Gorilla Numbers on the Rise

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • December 16, 2019
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  • Environment
  • Human & Animal Health
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Rectal Microbes Influence Effectiveness of HIV Vaccine

  • by Andy Fell
  • December 13, 2019
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  • Science & Technology
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DDT Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes Among Asian Indian Immigrants to U.S.

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 20, 2019
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  • Environment
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Nutrient Supplements Significantly Reduce Child Deaths

  • by Lisa Howard
  • November 07, 2019
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Are Students Getting Enough Air?

  • by Ali Loge
  • November 05, 2019
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  • Environment
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Detection Dogs and DNA on the Trail of Endangered Lizards

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • October 30, 2019
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  • Environment
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Hobbyist DNA Services May Be Open to Genetic Hacking

  • by Andy Fell
  • October 22, 2019
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  • Human & Animal Health
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