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‘Friendly’ Gut Bacteria May Eliminate Pathogens by Competing for Energy Resources

by Lisa Howard
May 16, 2022

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Three Elected to National Academy of Sciences

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2022

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Unlocked Enzyme Structure Shows How Strigolactone Hormone Controls Plant Growth

by Andy Fell
April 28, 2022

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LAURELS: Desert Tortoise Council Honors Brian Todd

by Dateline Staff
April 26, 2022

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Study Provides Live View Into Dance of Chromosomes During Meiosis

by Greg Watry
April 12, 2022

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‘New Hot Air’ Is a Grad Slam Dunk

by Dateline Staff
April 12, 2022

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New Technology Solves Mystery of Respiration in Tetrahymena

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

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New Human Reference Genome Opens Unexplored Regions

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

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Study Shows Gaps in How STEM Organizations Collect Demographic Information

by Andy Fell
March 31, 2022

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Senate, Federation Honor Members for Teaching, Research, Service

by Dateline Staff
March 29, 2022

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Graduate, Professional Programs Rank Among ‘Best Graduate Schools’

by Elizabeth Forrest Lambert
March 28, 2022

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Program Helps BioSci Students Explore Careers

by Julia Ann Easley
March 15, 2022

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Sequencing Puts Carnivore Chromosomes in Context

by Andy Fell
February 21, 2022

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Plant Smoke Detectors Evolve as Hormone Sensors

by Andy Fell
February 11, 2022

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Donors Support 12 New Chancellor’s Fellows

by Dateline Staff
February 01, 2022

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Earth BioGenome Project Begins Genome Sequencing in Earnest

by Andy Fell
January 18, 2022

LAURELS: Engineering Professor Gates Elected to Inventors Academy

by Dateline Staff
January 11, 2022

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NSF CAREER Awards Keep on Coming

by Dateline Staff
January 03, 2022

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Can Mussel Beds Buffer Species Against Climate Change?

by Andy Fell
December 16, 2021

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Our Own Fellowships for DEI and Public Scholarship

by Dateline Staff
November 30, 2021

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Study Highlights Molecular Targets for Breast Cancer Treatment

by Greg Watry
November 22, 2021

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Breeding Plants With Genes From 1 Parent

by Andy Fell
November 19, 2021

Robert Koch Prize in Microbiology and Immunology Goes to Andreas Bäumler

by Dateline Staff
November 09, 2021

Microbiologist Andreas Bäumler Awarded Robert Koch Prize 2021

by Nadine Yehya
October 28, 2021

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UC Davis Ecologist Awarded Packard Fellowship

by Neelanjana Gautam
October 14, 2021

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