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Putting the bite back in the bark

In medicine, the road from laboratory research to clinical application is often a long and complicated route. But sometimes, it's no farther than a...
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Focusing on human-microbe relationships

Recent advances in DNA sequencing techniques in the fields of biology and medicine have led to a greater focus on the role of microbes...
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Column: Addicted to you

Shakira and Simple Plan had it right: Being in love is like being addicted. It’s strange to think that the pleasure we feel when...
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Healthy skin more than skin deep

Beauty may be only skin deep, but for scientists working at the scale of single molecules, it can go deeper still. A joint research...
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Column: The legitimate rape

According to Todd Akin, Republican representative from Missouri, rape does not result in pregnancy. He also says that his views are different from those...
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Steve Wozniak to appear at Mondavi Center

Steve Wozniak, legendary Apple co-founder and personal computer guru, virtually single-handedly designed the hardware system for the world’s first user-friendly home computer, the Apple...
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The human colonization of space

Will newly designed space rockets and vehicles be used only for exploration, travel and tourism in the coming decades, or will humans take the...
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Column: Caesar’s last breath

All things flow. Nothing stands. - Plato Throughout history, many writers, scientists and philosophers have waxed poetically some version of the idea that we are...
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‘Curiosity’ rover makes spectacular landing on Mars

After “Mars Curiosity,” a space probe sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), successfully landed on Mars Aug. 5, UC Davis researchers...
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Column: The plant lords

In a world of flesh and cellulose, who holds the power?  Do we, the flesh, hold the power to cut down the trees, or...
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Better-tasting tomatoes on the horizon, thanks to UC Davis and Cornell researchers

Usually when one thinks of tomatoes, images of nice round fruits with a bright red color spring to mind. Heirloom tomatoes, on the other...
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NASA astronaut Stephen Robinson joins UC Davis faculty

Stephen Robinson, a UC Davis alumnus who acted as a mission specialist on four space shuttle missions, recently announced that he is leaving NASA...
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Colorful butterflies share traits by crossbreeding

While studying the genome of the Heliconius genus of butterflies, researchers at UC Irvine found information not only relating to their abilities to smell...
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Column: Education and indoctrination

*Author’s note: While writing this column, I realize that I make many statements against religion that may offend individuals who identify as strongly religious....
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Coordinating traditional and renewable energy sources

With the advent of renewable energy technology, such as wind turbines and solar photovoltaics, the public and quasi-public agencies that operate the U.S. interconnected...
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