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Ermias Kebreab and Matthias Hess with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences stand in front of a cow eating feed at the UC Davis dairy barn. They will work with UC collaborators to cut methane emissions from cow guts using the genome-editing tool CRSPR. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)

Can CRISPR Cut Methane Emissions From Cow Guts?

by Clémentine Sicard
April 17, 2023

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Understanding Why BRCA2 Is Linked to Cancer Risk

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2023

Doctor in a white lab coat looks at a computer. A UC Davis study finds that there were low rates of screening for food insecurity during the pandemic and even lower rates during virtual appointments. (Getty)

Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic

by Amy Quinton
March 30, 2023

UC Davis researchers have developed a way for food banks to evaluate the way they promote nutrition and healthy. Here, people load food donations into cardboard boxes in a warehouse. (Getty Images)

Can Food Banks Better Promote Nutrition and Health?

by Amy Quinton
March 13, 2023

Podcast album cover depicting the words "The Backdrop" in a repetitive paterm.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features Scientist on the ‘Flow’ State of Mind and How It Can Affect Well-Being

by Soterios Johnson
February 21, 2023

Society, Arts & Culture

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Receptor Location Matters for Psychedelic Drug Effects

by Andy Fell
February 16, 2023

Circadian Clock Controls Sunflower Blooms, Optimizing for Pollinators

by Andy Fell
January 17, 2023

Green rice plants in paddy fields with palm trees in the background.

Rice Breeding Breakthrough to Feed Billions

by Andy Fell
January 10, 2023

Lin Cao and Ruihong Zhang.

Farms to Fungi to Food: Growing the Next Generation of Alternative Protein

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
December 08, 2022

A glass, a bottle and a jug of milk surrounded by tree nuts, seeds, grains and coconuts.

UC Davis and Barnstorm Foundry Announce Partnership to Identify New Markets for Food Tech

by Neelanjana Gautam
November 04, 2022

A german shepperd mix dog lies on an exam table and is being prepped for a cancer treatment in a linnear accelerator.

‘Unfold’ Podcast Episode 3: ‘How Dogs Could Help Doctors Find the Next Cancer Treatment’

by Amy Quinton
October 18, 2022

Julien Delarue, associate professor in sensory science, stands in the immersive room. He's surrounded by 3 walls showing video of woods and waterfalls.

New Sensory Immersive Room at UC Davis Simulates Real-Life Environments for Product Testing

by Tiffany Dobbyn
October 18, 2022

A man harvests grapes from two different trellis systems at UC Davis

Cabernet Can Survive Climate Change

by Amy Quinton
September 29, 2022

Graphic showing the brain's hippocampus stained in green to detect degenerating neurons

Preventing Serious Brain Damage From Nerve Agents

by Amy Quinton
September 26, 2022

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Understanding Healthy Function of Tau, Protein Associated with Dementia

by Andy Fell
August 25, 2022