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Can AI Be Too Good to Use?

by Andy Fell
December 12, 2023

Colorful, bristled worm-like animal among brightly colored coral.

Molecular Fossils Shed Light on Ancient Life

by Andy Fell
December 07, 2023

A woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing a white lab coat looks at some sunflowers in a brightly lit indoor setting.

How Sunflowers See the Sun

by Andy Fell
October 31, 2023

At right, a quadcopter drone hovers over orchard trees. On the left across a dirt road a man in a red shirt operates the drone.

Researchers Create App to Help Drones Improve Farm Efficiency

by Jessica Heath
October 26, 2023

Green seedlings grow in a circular plastic dish on a lab bench.

Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

by Liana Wait
October 25, 2023

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Study Suggests That Having Common Ancestors Can Jeopardize Fertility for Generations

by Greg Watry
October 25, 2023

An Asian man with black hair wearing a white lab coat, gloves and safety glasses stands in front of a laboratory bench.

UC Davis, Mars Researchers Discover Scalable Production Technique for Low-Calorie Sugar Substitute

by Andy Fell
October 24, 2023

In a circular opening, a long-haired woman in a white lab coat bends over a person lying down with the top of their head towards the camera. Blue color fills the rest of the field outside the circle.

Novel Dynamic Imaging Technology Captures the Body’s Immune Response to COVID-19

by Nadine Yehya
October 19, 2023

Chuck and Nancy Cooper sit on wood bench

‘Aggie Sweethearts’ Give $1M to University 50 Years After Meeting on Campus

by Courtney Tompkins
October 17, 2023

A smiling woman with long blonde-red hair leans on a railing in front of grey metal and glass cabinets. She wears a dark green cardigan and her face is turned towards the camera.

Engineer Studying Bird Flight Awarded Packard Fellowship

by College of Engineering Communications
October 16, 2023

A metal rectangle is held in a pair of tweezers entering from the right.

‘Impossible’ Millimeter Wave Sensor Has Wide Potential

by Matt Marcure
October 02, 2023

Blake Meyers in blue sport coat.

UC Davis Genome Center Names New Director

by Evan White
August 29, 2023

Sea level rise, water over bridge

Climate Change Experts List

by Kat Kerlin
August 05, 2023

Light brown eggs in a carton, viewed from a corner of the carton.

Sexing Chicken Eggs by Scent

by Andy Fell
May 22, 2023

Stock art image of the human digestive system inside a translucent torso

Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People

by Andy Fell
May 10, 2023

Aggie Square, a UC Davis building on the Sacramento campus, is undergoing construction. The building's framing comprised of structural beams peaks into the partially cloudy sky.

Aggie Square Hits Milestone With Topping-Off Ceremony

by Erin Garcia
May 04, 2023

Whale seen from the side in blue ocean.

Zoonomia Consortium Unveils Mammal Genomes, Creates Evolutionary Timeline

by Andy Fell
April 27, 2023

Brightly colored swirls in the middle of a field of stars.

Making Better Measurements of the Composition of Galaxies

by Andy Fell
April 20, 2023

Singer Taylor Swift in sequined top holds arms out with black background

Taylor Swift Becomes a Phenotype Monitoring Machine

by Malia Reiss
April 10, 2023

A multicolored three-dimensional ribbon against a black background.

Understanding Why BRCA2 Is Linked to Cancer Risk

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2023

Aerial drone image compost of wildlands before and after wildfire

Using AI to Analyze Wildfire Impacts

by Kathleen Wong
March 29, 2023

A bus drives down a road surrounded by bicycles

$20M Grant Renewal for National Center for Sustainable Transportation

by Samuel Chiu
February 23, 2023

Semi-transparent white tendrils spread from a clear body with some colored dots inside against a black background.

Receptor Location Matters for Psychedelic Drug Effects

by Andy Fell
February 16, 2023

A blonde woman in a blue dress outdoors. To the left is the back of a video monitor and on the right is a blue sign slightly out of focus.

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis Elected to National Academy of Engineering

by Molly Bechtel
February 08, 2023

Colored image of nerve cells.

UC Davis Establishes Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics

by Andy Fell
February 02, 2023

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