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Two gas hoses with green handles

New technique makes "biogasoline" from plant waste

by Andy Fell
February 03, 2014

Two red hot peppers on the bush

Genome sequencing reveals what puts the ‘heat’ in hot peppers

by Pat Bailey
January 21, 2014

Photo: Portrait of John D. Goodman

California companies with more top women leaders associated with higher revenue and profits, UC Davis study says

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 06, 2013

Screenshot from a 1924 film of a woman in a feathered hat smoking a cigarette

Christmas, politics and food among the holiday reads from UC Davis authors

by Karen Nikos-Rose
December 05, 2013

Photo: close-up of the spotted wing drosophila fly

International fruit pest targeted by genomic research

by Pat Bailey
December 03, 2013

Three women in Kenya picking tea leaves

UC Davis celebrates opening of African Plant Breeding Academy

by Pat Bailey
December 03, 2013

Woman in a livestock pen, posing for the camera

Cultivating careers in the Central Valley

by Sarah Colwell
November 26, 2013

Vineyard seen with the sky on the horizon

Sequencing study lifts veil on wine’s microbial terroir

by Pat Bailey
November 25, 2013

UC Davis to lead new USAID program to develop disease-resistant, heat-tolerant chickens for Africa

by Pat Bailey
October 30, 2013

For fish and rice to thrive in Yolo Bypass, ‘just add water’

by Kat Kerlin
October 24, 2013

Orange trees shot from below, showing the fruit

New study offers hope for halting incurable citrus disease

by Pat Bailey
September 25, 2013

Partial view of a long slender fish called a Mississippi silversides

Urban fish masculinized by hormone-mimicking chemicals

by Kat Kerlin
September 25, 2013

Bottle of wine on its side with a glass of red wine, grapes in the background

Wine leaders enthusiastic about industry future

by Pat Bailey
September 23, 2013

UC Davis receives major gift to advance science that addresses California water problems

by Kat Kerlin
September 19, 2013

Photo: Four people holding a big "check" for $10,000 while posing for a picture.

To feed the world, first light its chicken coops, young entrepreneurs suggest

by Pat Bailey
September 13, 2013

Row crops, including lettuce in a field

Policies worry farmers more than climate change, says new study

by Kat Kerlin
September 10, 2013

The research team succeeded in cloning the Sr33 gene, known to exist in Aegilops tauschii, a wild relative of common bread wheat.

UC Davis scientists help deliver genetic one-two blow to deadly wheat disease

by Pat Bailey
August 19, 2013

Identification of new cattle virus will help rule out mad cow disease

by Pat Bailey
August 13, 2013

Baby nesting song sparrow stitting on a human hand

Age matters for song sparrows and climate change

by Kat Kerlin
August 12, 2013

Photo: medfly on fruit surface

Medfly and other fruit flies entrenched in California, study concludes

by Pat Bailey
August 06, 2013

Field of drooping purple plants

Gene sequencing targets witchweed and other destructive parasitic plants

by Pat Bailey
July 31, 2013

Photo: A box full of produce including leeks, basil, radishes, oranges, cauliflower

100K Genome Project unveils 20 more foodborne pathogen genomes

by Pat Bailey
July 22, 2013

Ocean bottom showing algae on rocks

Glimpse into the future of acidic oceans shows ecosystems transformed

by Kat Kerlin
July 08, 2013

UC Davis scholar taking a water sample

Cattle grazing and clean water are compatible on public lands, new study finds

by Kat Kerlin
June 27, 2013

Photo of wheat field in Africa damaged by stem rust

Gene discovery may halt a worldwide wheat epidemic

by Pat Bailey
June 27, 2013

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