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Banks could learn from monkeys to avoid collapse, study suggests

by Pat Bailey
February 11, 2014

Woman posing near a computer that has images on it

Ultrasound engineer elected to National Academy

by Andy Fell
February 06, 2014

Three students in a lab working on coffee making

Students learn engineering through coffee

by Andy Fell
January 30, 2014

A juvenile snail preying on newly settled Olympia oysters. The clear oyster shells on the left have been drilled by the snail. Snails consume oysters at a faster rate under acidified conditions.

Acidification, predators pose double threat to oysters

by Andy Fell
January 15, 2014

A group of rhesus monkey mothers and their infants huddling together

Wildfire smoke exposure linked to reduced immune system, lung functions

by Andy Fell
January 09, 2014

In surprise finding, blood clots absorb bacterial toxin

by Andy Fell
December 09, 2013

Photo: mosquito drawing blood from human skin

Malaria mosquito groups surprisingly do mix and match, new study finds

by Pat Bailey
November 26, 2013

Bullfrog on a plant

National survey finds frog abnormalities rare

by Andy Fell
November 19, 2013

Bat hanging upside down

New SARS-like virus discovered in Chinese horseshoe bats

by Kat Kerlin
October 30, 2013

Photo: head of rattle snake face on, with tongue out

Snakes on the brain: Are primates hard-wired to see snakes?

by Andy Fell
October 28, 2013

Public talk by Joe Palca, NPR science correspondent

by Andy Fell
October 23, 2013

Shoreline with boat docks at Lake Tahoe

Scientists present approach for evaluating and monitoring Lake Tahoe’s nearshore

by Kat Kerlin
October 23, 2013

Man standing a rack of lab coats

ChemWiki takes on costly textbooks

by Andy Fell
October 22, 2013

Photo: two women posing together

Institute of Medicine names two UC Davis professors as members

by Kat Kerlin
October 21, 2013

Longer life for humans linked to further loss of endangered species

by Kat Kerlin
October 09, 2013

Army grants $12.5 million for complexity, networks research

by Andy Fell
September 09, 2013

Excitatory (E) neurons hold the memory. If their activity begins to slip, fast negative feedback (red) mediated by inhibitory (I) neurons can correct this slip before slower positive feedback loops (blue) bring the circuit back into balance.

Negative feedback stabilizes memories

by Andy Fell
August 27, 2013

Salt intake is controlled by networks in the brain and not by the salt in one's food.

Salt intake physiologically set in humans, new study finds

by Pat Bailey
August 26, 2013

Woman and man on rocky seashore examining something

Institute to usher in new era of marine sciences at UC Davis

by Kat Kerlin
August 22, 2013

Rhesus monkey infant with mother

Formula-fed babies may be more susceptible to chronic disease,
study finds

by Pat Bailey
August 08, 2013

Lake Tahoe’s annual health report: clarity, climate and new technologies (WITH VIDEO)

by Kat Kerlin
August 07, 2013

Woman squatting on a cliff's edge at the ocean

Two win prestigious NSF early career awards

by Andy Fell
August 01, 2013

Woman in marine laboratory looks at young white abalone attached to piece of dulse

Endangered White Abalone Find Matchmaker in UC Davis Breeding Program

by Kat Kerlin
July 24, 2013

Summer program teaches girls robotics

by Andy Fell
June 19, 2013

UC Davis killer whale study

Stranded orcas hold critical clues for scientists

by Kat Kerlin
June 06, 2013

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