College of Biological Sciences | UC Davis

A bird with a golden yellow head and body and black wings sits on a branch among small black berries.

Can Citizen Science Be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows It Can

by Liana Wait
April 15, 2025

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3D Genome Structure Guides Sperm Development

by Douglas Fox
March 03, 2025

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Restoring Voices and Identity with Neuroengineering

by Douglas Fox
February 27, 2025

A silvery blue fish with a large head against a background of water plants.

Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution

by Andy Fell
February 26, 2025

Emily Longman in mauve jacket puts two hands on a rock holding a mussel bed community next to a white PVC tube grid while and Sarah Merolla in blue jacket and backpack stands next to her.

Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving

by Kat Kerlin
January 16, 2025

A mosquito on human skin.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth

by Andy Fell
January 13, 2025

A man wearing a denim jacket and dark pants stands under a large tree with multiple spreading limbs.

Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts

by Andy Fell
January 02, 2025

A row of conical fir trees dusted with snow.

Christmas Trees’ Distinctive Aroma Helps Ward off Pathogens and Pests

by Liana Wait
November 25, 2024

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Transparent Worms with Glowing Proteins May Help Fertility Treatments

by Douglas Fox
November 21, 2024

Seeds on a head of rice against a background of vegetation.

Making High-yielding Rice Affordable and Sustainable

by Liana Wait
November 20, 2024

A bee sits on a flower with light mauve petals and a yellow center. Other flowers are in the same frame and more flowers out of focus in the background.

What Makes Queen Bees So Smart?

by Douglas Fox
November 07, 2024

Underwater photo of a colorful outcrop of coral with many layers against blue ocean background.

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

Yellow and green structures in the center of a yellow cup with black and green lines radiating from the center.

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

Graphic with text about Alumni Game Changers: Nobel Laureate Charles Rice and Athlete Rolf Benirschke in Conversation

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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