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Putting Mad Cow Disease in perspective

May 16, 2012

A cow in central California was recently discovered to have a rare degenerative neurological disease. Tests showed that the cow had a "sporadic" form...

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Doctor in your pocket

May 10, 2012

One third of the world’s population lacks adequate access to healthcare or medicine. According to the mobile statistics company MobiThinking, nearly 90 percent of...

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Nematodes: coming to an ecosystem near you

May 10, 2012

Nematode research is an exciting field of study in which there still remain many rich veins of research waiting to be tapped. There is...

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Who’s in that painting?

May 9, 2012

At the University of California, Riverside, three scholars have begun a research project testing – for the first time – the use of facial...

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An end leads to new beginning

May 9, 2012

The annual UC Davis Horse Barn Production Sale is coming up on June 23, and that means it is time for internship students to...

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Study reveals disparities in breast cancer needs of African Americans

May 9, 2012

A new study conducted by the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) identified unmet needs among African American breast cancer survivors. The results of...

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Column: Mental health

May 9, 2012

Mental illness can sometimes be a tricky topic to discuss. Though the stigma around mental illness has dissipated in the past few decades as...

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Put that phone away when driving

May 3, 2012

A new survey study from UC San Diego shows that distracted driving is highly prevalent among college students. Researchers found that along with frequent...

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UC Davis researchers find key tool in chromosome crossovers

May 2, 2012

Researchers at UC Davis have discovered a key tool they believe helps sperm and eggs develop exactly 23 chromosomes each. This work, which could...

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Modular robot receives NSF grant

May 2, 2012

Barobo, Inc., a robotics company founded by UC Davis mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Harry Cheng and his former graduate student, Graham Ryland, has...

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New anaerobic digester technology improves the atmosphere

May 2, 2012

A new type of high-rate anaerobic digester system created by a UC Davis professor was given its first commercial application recently at a packaging...

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Column: In defense of reports

May 2, 2012

Introduction I, a microbiology major, live in an apartment with a chemistry major. She often complains about the length of her lab reports — sometimes...

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You’re not us, you must be wrong

May 2, 2012

Whether cheering on your favorite NBA team, wearing your university letters or hugging strangers at a political rally, it feels undeniably good to be...

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View country-restricted content on the internet

April 25, 2012

If you watch a lot of television via the internet, chances are high you have come across a website or video that restricts content...

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Nuclear physicist and art critic son to discuss issues in creative process

April 25, 2012

Nobel laureate Martin L. Perl, a professor emeritus in physics at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, Calif., will be making a...

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