Science & Technology

The UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine dedicates day to liver, colon cancer awareness The Fourth Annual Liver Research Day opened with thoughtful liver and colon cancer surveillance discussions between undergraduates, graduate students, medical professionals and researchers. Attention to the liver signaled the arrival of the final organ-focused research day hosted by the UC Davis […]

The research team plans to use the electrical properties of DNA to store data Over the summer, Dr. Josh Hihath, a professor of electrical engineering at UC Davis, won a grant from the National Science Foundation to research whether DNA molecules could be used to store computer information. Hihath, alongside his research partners Anant Anatram […]

UC Davis study demonstrates success in rehabilitating damaged coral reefs With the help of collaborative efforts between UC Davis, Mars Symbioscience, Hasanuddin University and Indonesian scientists, coral reefs in Indonesia that were once destroyed by blast fishing have shown signs of recovery. Through the implementation of “spider” structures within the region, researchers facilitated rehabilitation for […]

UC Davis sparks a global discussion to improve the quality of life and social status for donkeys everywhere For six years, the annual Donkey Welfare Symposium has brought donkey researchers, equine experts, veterinarians, enthusiasts, undergraduate and veterinary graduate students and companions together for a three-day experience highlighting the donkey’s importance for communities across the world. […]

UC Davis professor conducts research on how people are driven to flock There’s an assumption that the tendency to flock comes from an animal’s basest instincts and that if humans were to put a little more thought into the decisions they make, those decisions would no longer be motivated by the need to impress other […]

Part four of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Backpacks on, students of the Slavia Foundation’s field school trekked through the farmer’s field in Poland. For a total of six weeks, excavations would be continuing on a cleared piece of land that had been used as a cemetery twice before […]

Researchers discover new strain of virus in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone A new Ebola virus, the Bombali virus, was found in insectivorous bats roosting in people’s homes in Sierra Leone. This discovery led researchers to believe that bats are the natural hosts of Ebolaviruses. “Bombali virus is the first full genome of an Ebolavirus […]

Part three of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Sold in nearly every store this time of year, fake skeletons are a staple Halloween decoration. Unsurprisingly, these decorations are not very anatomically accurate and commonly  leave out bones, fuse unrelated bones together and miss many other important features of our […]

Part one of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland Indiana Jones, Laura Croft, “The Mummy” movies. These famous depictions of archeologists are often pitted against powerful, rich enemies that seek to loot and destroy archeological sites. In reality, looters are rarely criminal masterminds that steal treasures from famous sites. Instead, […]

Part two of a continuing series about experiences on an archeological dig in Poland One of the most iconic Halloween costumes is the vampire. Dark clothes, a cape and fangs are all you need to imitate Dracula or any other vampire from popular horror movies. However, there was a time when people were genuinely afraid […]

UC Davis assistant professor awarded prestigious grant to study tau protein in TBI Kassandra Ori-McKenney, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, was recently announced as a Pew Biomedical Scholar. She has been awarded a four-year grant totaling $300,000 to study the role of the tau protein in the degeneration of […]

Parasitic blister beetle larvae exploit the sex pheromones of their host bee species and reap benefits Abandoned by their parents on a blade of grass in the sand dunes, parasitic blister beetle larvae cluster together after hatching and laying dormant for an entire winter. Spring has come, and their chances of survival depend on their […]