Category Archives: Agriculture
Act now to avoid irreversible climate tipping point, scientists urge
By Kat Kerlin Five UC Davis faculty members joined more than 500 top global change scientists in signing a statement that outlines the key environmental issues – from climate change to pollution and population growth — policymakers must address to …
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Bad news for pears, but let the cows eat cake
Two sort-of nutrition related items that caught my eye today: Firstly, researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine contradict the notion that a “pear-shaped” body is healthier than an “apple-shaped” one; second, some cattle ranchers stung by the high …
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BGI President Yang: “Let’s collaborate” on century of life science
Big numbers — of DNA base pairs sequenced, numbers of genomes completed, volumes of data collected and dollars invested — were in the air Nov. 9 when Dr. Huanming (Henry) Yang, president and cofounder of BGI (formerly the Beijing Genomics …
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UC Davis receives Gates Foundation “Grand Challenges Explorations” grants
Three UC Davis research teams are winners of Grand Challenges Explorations grants to support innovative global health and development research projects, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A group led by Professor Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar of the …
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Foods For Health Institute needs study volunteers
From the Food For Health Institute The UC Davis Foods for Health Institute is recruiting participants for two important projects in our Human Studies program. The Dairy Fat Inflammation study tests the effect of consuming different cheeses on the fats …
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Plant scientists honored for humanitarian rice research
By Pat Bailey UC Davis plant scientists Pamela Ronald and David Mackill have been named laureates of the Tech Awards 2012, selected by The Tech Museum of San Jose, Calif., for their efforts to apply technology to benefit humanity and …
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People’s Choice Awards, science edition!
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is opening up its “HHSInnovates” program to public voting for the first time, and one of the projects in contention is the UC Davis-based 100K Genome Project to sequence the DNA of …
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Yak genome shows high-altitude adaptations
The genome of the yak, a hairy bovine found on the high Tibetan plateau, has been sequenced by an international team led by Chinese scientists and including Harris Lewin, vice chancellor for research at UC Davis. The results were published …
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Video: Pumpkin science
Here at UC Davis, pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween. They are also used for research year-round. Professor Bill Lucas of the Department of Plant Biology uses pumpkins for his research on communications in plants because it is easy to tap …
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Higher wages for farm workers would cost you next to nothing
It’s been argued that American farms need cheap imported labor to keep food prices low. But in an online debate at the New York Times, UC Davis agricultural economist Philip Martin makes the case that increasing farmworkers’ wages by 40 …
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