College of Biological Sciences | UC Davis

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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

Green leafy plants

How Plants Become Bushy, or Not

by Liana Wait
August 06, 2024

A woman in a blue lab coat is seen inside a greenhouse surrounded by plants.

Plant Biologist Siobhan Brady Named HHMI Investigator

by Liana Wait
July 23, 2024

A man in a blue lab coat and glasses works with a plant in a lab setting.

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

A model of a horse and a woman in blue UC Davis shirt stand in front of a window

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

An astronaut making a spacewalk outside a space station.

Wearable Technology Takes Center Stage at UC Davis

by Greg Watry
March 26, 2024

A field of grains with orange-red seed heads.

Researchers Identify Microbes That Help Plants Thwart Parasite

by Liana Wait
March 26, 2024

A tall man with blonde hair wearing a light blue shirt stands next to a shorter woman with long brown hair in a dark blue shirt in front of a building entrance. Signage reads Center for Neuroscience Robert D. Grey Hall

Discovery Hints at Genetic Basis for the Most Challenging Symptoms of Schizophrenia

by Douglas Fox
March 19, 2024

A brown-skinned man wearing a white lab coat and glasses stands over a tray of green seedlings.

Plant Biologists Identify Promising New Fungicides

by Liana Wait
February 29, 2024

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Nobel Laureate Charles Rice and Athlete Rolf Benirschke Return to Campus for On-Stage Conversation

by Evan White
February 27, 2024

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Protein Integral to Sperm Development and Male Fertility Identified

by Douglas Fox
February 21, 2024

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Researchers Identify Protein Linked to Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

by Liana Wait
February 02, 2024

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Maize Researcher Wins Prestigious National Academy of Sciences Prize

by Liana Wait
January 23, 2024

A beetle eats a green leaf from the edge.

For This Beetle, ‘Date Night’ Comes Every Other Day

by Andy Fell
January 18, 2024

At left a bald man with a short beard and glasses, to right a woman with shoulder length red hair. Both are wearing dark blue lab coats. They are surrounded by tomato plants.

How Tomato Plants Use Their Roots to Ration Water During Drought

by Liana Wait
January 02, 2024

A black plastic prosthetic arm. The torso of the user, wearing a dark blue sweatshirt, is visible.

Making Prosthetics and Virtual Reality Devices More Inclusive and Accessible

by Andy Fell
December 28, 2023

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Immune Cells Drive Sex Reversal in Zebrafish – and Perhaps Fertility Loss in Women

by Douglas Fox
December 11, 2023

A white man in a blue check shirt stands in front of water tanks against a white wall.

Renowned Marine Ecologist Jay Stachowicz Wins Teaching Prize

by Kate Washington
December 05, 2023

A man with short brown hair and a short beard examines an ear of corn surrounded by corn stalks.

A Mixed Origin Made Maize Successful

by Andy Fell
November 30, 2023

A ginger domestic cat stands on concrete outside a building.

More Than Meows: How Bacteria Help Cats Communicate

by Andy Fell
November 15, 2023

A grey/brown insect in the middle of bright green leaves.

Citrus Greening Bacteria Affects Pest's Sense of Smell

by Andy Fell
November 14, 2023

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