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Artwork of Neanderthal and modern human chromosomes

Dark Centers of Chromosomes Reveal Ancient DNA

by Andy Fell
June 18, 2019

Michael Rogawski and Jamie Peyton

UC Davis Honors Recipients of 2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards

by Lisa Howard
May 31, 2019

Hemp oil stock art

Synthetic Version of CBD Treats Seizures in Rats

by Andy Fell
May 28, 2019

A woman holds up a device

Innovation in Health Care Tops UC Davis Business Competition

by Marianne Skoczek
May 23, 2019

UC Davis Media Sources for Warm-Weather Safety; People and Pets

by Karen Nikos-Rose
May 23, 2019

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Risks Examined

by Amy Quinton
May 20, 2019

Where on Earth Is the Salish Sea?

by Justin Cox
May 16, 2019

UC Davis chemist Marie Heffern is pioneering a new field, metalloendocrinology, exploring how metals such as iron, zinc and copp

Metals Influence C-Peptide Hormone Related to Insulin

by Andy Fell
May 16, 2019

cat eating food

Homemade Cat Food Diets Could Be Risky

by Amy Quinton
May 06, 2019

Amoeba eating other cells

Disease-Causing Nibbling Amoeba Hides by Displaying Proteins From Host Cells

by Andy Fell
April 30, 2019

Endangered White Abalone Program Yields Biggest Spawning Success Yet

by Kat Kerlin
April 25, 2019

Growing Up in Poverty Increases Diagnoses of Psychosis-Spectrum Mental Illnesses

by Karen Nikos-Rose
April 24, 2019

dog eating food

Preliminary Study Suggests Mercury Not a Risk in Dog Foods

by Trina Wood
April 18, 2019

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Huemul deer in Patagonia

Life-Threatening Foot Disease Found in Endangered Huemul Deer in Chile

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2019

huemul en Patagonia

Enfermedad Podal Amenaza al Huemul, un Ciervo en Peligro de Extinción

by Kat Kerlin
April 17, 2019

Scientists looking at microscope images on screen

Innovation Award for Amoeba ‘Cell Nibbling’

by Andy Fell
April 15, 2019

birds fly over wetlands

Lead Ammunition Polluting Argentina; Change Afoot

by Kat Kerlin
April 12, 2019

Pelicans and birds at Suisun Marsh

Clams and Water Pumping Explain Phytoplankton Decline in San Francisco Estuary

by Kat Kerlin
April 08, 2019

cat using food puzzle

Study Finds Nearly a Third of Cat Owners Use Food Puzzles

by Amy Quinton
March 27, 2019

cat uses food puzzle board

Study finds nearly a third of cat owners use food puzzles

by Amy Quinton
March 27, 2019

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Female mountain lion

Local Extinction of Southern California Mountain Lions Possible Within 50 Years

by Kat Kerlin
March 20, 2019

Unprecedented Number of Warm-Water Species Moved Northward During Marine Heatwave

by Kat Kerlin
March 12, 2019

Hummingbird at hummingbird feeder

Microbes Grow in Hummingbird Feeders But Do Not Likely Pose Health Hazard

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
March 06, 2019

Four goats face the camera

Campus Earns High Marks in World Rankings

by Melissa Blouin
February 27, 2019

Two people with horse in zebra-striped blanket in Britain.

How Zebra Stripes Disrupt Flies’ Flight Patterns

by Kat Kerlin
February 20, 2019

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