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Four images of a human head made by CT imaging.

50 Years of CT Scans and the Future of Medical Imaging

by Andy Fell
September 10, 2021

Graphic of how gut microbes are connected to breast milk antibodies.

How Gut Microbes Promote Antibodies in Breast Milk

by Andy Fell
September 08, 2021

Animation of water molecules

Scientists Capture ‘Quantum Tug’ Between Water Molecules

by Ali Sundermier
August 25, 2021

Painkiller pills spilling out of a container.

Researchers Identify a Potentially Safer Approach to Opioid Drug Development

by Kimberly P. Cummings
August 24, 2021

Students collecting mosquito larvae from a ditch.

Identifying Sites for Testing Modified Mosquitoes as a Strategy to Eradicate Malaria

by Andy Fell
August 18, 2021

Student working in chemistry laboratory

Lowering the Barriers to Undergraduate Research

by Becky Oskin
August 10, 2021

Two male scientists with rice plants in a greenhouse.

Drought Changes Root Microbiome

by Andy Fell
July 22, 2021

Diagram of how cadherins work

How Cadherins Let Cells Hold On and Let Go of Each Other

by Andy Fell
July 21, 2021

Three Grants for Biofuels Research

by Andy Fell
June 29, 2021

A blood-filled mosquito on human skin

New Research on Mosquito Gene Drives is Good News for Malaria Control

by Andy Fell
June 22, 2021

Discarded face mask in gutter

Biodegradable Face Mask is Design Challenge Entry

by Andy Fell
June 21, 2021

Figure of two lamp posts

Publish and Flourish: Taking a Broader Approach to Measure Success in Science

by Andy Fell
June 17, 2021

Two weird fish side by side

Shaped by Water: Ocean Depths Home to More Diverse Shapes of Fishes

by Andy Fell
June 15, 2021

Boxes being unloaded from a U-haul van

Massive Spider Wasp Collection Donated to Bohart Museum

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
June 04, 2021

Map of the world outlined in green on a black background, with a purple meteor track across it

Fragments of 2018 Botswana Fireball Came From Vesta

by Becky Oskin
April 23, 2021

Fossil dinosaur skeletons tangled together

Dating the Dinosaur Pompeii

by Andy Fell
April 16, 2021

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Four stick and ball images of molecular structures

Using Machine Learning to Predict Properties of Complex Materials

by Andy Fell
July 03, 2020

salmon in water

What to do About Deadbeat Dams?

by Andy Fell
June 25, 2020

Male scientist standing in the middle of a lab

A Tool for Tuning Cellular Noise

by Kristina Batchelor
June 23, 2020

Grapevines in teaching vineyard

Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Hermaphroditism in Grapes

by Diane Nelson
June 18, 2020

Deep Look Inside the Tsetse Fly

by Andy Fell
June 16, 2020

BioShine Beauty Shimmer, Methane-Reducing Trash Trolls Compete in Biodesign Challenge

by Andy Fell
June 11, 2020

Plant on black background

Forgoing the GMO Footprint: First Steps to Using Viruses for Gene Editing in Plants

by Greg Watry
June 01, 2020

Coronavirus structure (graphic)

UC Davis Engineering Projects Fight COVID-19

by Noah Pflueger-Peters
May 29, 2020

Big black spider

Help Name a New Species of California Spider

by Greg Watry
May 20, 2020

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