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The schizophrenic mind

February 8, 2012

Imagine not being able to function in society because you are unable to tell the difference between the people who are standing in front...

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Geochemists develop new modeling techniques

February 7, 2012

An article published in Nature Materials features a new theory to explain how minerals and glass interact with water. The paper was co-authored by...

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Column: World’s scariest parasites

February 1, 2012

Every now and then, I like to take a break from looking at the beauty of nature to look at the weirder, more terrifying...

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Astronomers detect faint satellite galaxy

February 1, 2012

Chris Fassnacht, a professor in the UC Davis Physics department, has co-authored a paper appearing in Nature, which provides evidence to corroborate a theory...

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Teaching compassionate medicine via a web-tool

February 1, 2012

Society continues to consume an increasing amount of its media in more interactive ways, in terms of music, videos and games. The medical community...

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Nanoparticles deliver triple blow to tumors

February 1, 2012

The fight against cancer has been long and arduous. Researchers have made the occasional advance in treatment, but as of yet, cancer is still...

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Fractals, nature’s best-kept secret, could help solve energy crisis

January 31, 2012

Frank Osterloh, a UC Davis chemistry professor, is a major contributor of a national research team trying to find a more efficient and economical...

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Human brain adapts to minimize distractions

January 26, 2012

Our brains are making a million decisions a minute, most of which we are only minimally aware of. But in order for us to...

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Marine life impacted by 2007 oil spill

January 25, 2012

In 2007, the San Francisco Bay area fell victim to an event called the Cosco Busan oil spill. While the amount of oil spilled...

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Column: Fitness scams

January 25, 2012

It was three in the morning, and once again I couldn’t sleep. As I usually do when I can’t sleep, I turned on the...

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Galaxy cluster collisions could help us understand dark matter

January 25, 2012

The UC Davis cosmological physics department discovered post-collision galaxy clusters 5 million light years away which may hold the potential to illuminate many mysteries...

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Energy through algae

January 25, 2012

UC Davis colleagues are involved in a new joint project with an agency in Japan to explore new ways of creating biofuels for regular...

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House bill could restrict access to scientific journals

January 19, 2012

The Research Works Act, a bill introduced to the House of Representatives by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-49), proposes to keep federal agencies from distributing...

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Marco Fido?

January 18, 2012

Ben Sacks, the director of the Canid Diversity and Conservation Group in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has a dream: to take...

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Robots borrow tail design from jumping lizards

January 18, 2012

We can build it. We have the technology. Research into unmanned robotics has received ample attention lately. This is mostly due to the military’s...

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