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Mostly about research at or involving the University of California, Davis, keeping our ear to the ground and sharing posts from our Egghead blog.
Root-knot nematodes are major agricultural pests. A new UC Davis-led study of the worm's genome shows how it can adapt to a wide variety of host plants @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/how-doe...
How Does a Parasitic Nematode Infect a Wide Variety of Plants?
Nematologists at the University of California, Davis, including Valerie Williamson, professor emerita in the Department of Plant Pathology and associate professor Shahid Siddique, Department of Entomo...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Root-knot nematodes are major agricultural pests. A new UC Davis-led study of the worm's genome shows how it can adapt to a wide variety of host plants @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/how-doe...
The UC Davis equestrian team helped scientists with a new study showing how toys can improve the health and welfare of stabled horses @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social
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Hayfeeders and Other Tools Can Improve Health, Welfare of Stabled Horses
UC Davis research finds items like hay feeders, giant rubber activity balls and shatter-proof mirrors can improve the health and welfare of stabled animals while also reducing frustration behaviors
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November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The UC Davis equestrian team helped scientists with a new study showing how toys can improve the health and welfare of stabled horses @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social
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We're Hiring! 📢 Join Team @whiteabalone.bsky.social and the CDFW Shellfish Health Lab at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay as a Jr. Specialist.
Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397
Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397
BML White Abalone / Shellfish Health Jr. Specialist
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're Hiring! 📢 Join Team @whiteabalone.bsky.social and the CDFW Shellfish Health Lab at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay as a Jr. Specialist.
Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397
Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397
Cabernet sauvignon, one of the world's most popular wine grapes, has been propagated from cuttings for 400 years. A new UC Davis study shows it still carries molecular markers of its ancestors www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ca...
Cabernet Sauvignon’s Long Memory Revealed
UC Davis scientists find chemical "switches" that control gene expression in cabernet sauvignon remain stable across hundreds of years of clonal reproduction.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Cabernet sauvignon, one of the world's most popular wine grapes, has been propagated from cuttings for 400 years. A new UC Davis study shows it still carries molecular markers of its ancestors www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ca...
Cows belch a lot of methane, which contributes to climate change. Scientists at UC Davis and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social are figuring out how microbes in a cow's stomachs could be tweaked to cut down the amount of methane from cows www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows
UC Davis research reveals which gut microbes in a cow could reduce methane, bringing them a step closer to engineering microbes to create climate-smart cows.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Cows belch a lot of methane, which contributes to climate change. Scientists at UC Davis and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social are figuring out how microbes in a cow's stomachs could be tweaked to cut down the amount of methane from cows www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
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Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm
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The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
On Science magazine's podcast, Jeremy Munday @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social talks about using the heat difference between Earth and space to generate power www.science.org/content/podc...
Solving the ‘golfer’s curse’ and using space as a heat sink
On this week’s show: We round up recent news stories and explore how to generate power using the temperature difference between the earth and sky
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November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On Science magazine's podcast, Jeremy Munday @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social talks about using the heat difference between Earth and space to generate power www.science.org/content/podc...
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The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C will be gone by 2030 without dramatic emissions cuts. Global Carbon Report 2025 preprint released for #COP30. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2025
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C will be gone by 2030 without dramatic emissions cuts. Global Carbon Report 2025 preprint released for #COP30. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
A new UC Davis study shows that California olive orchards could cut fertilizer use by 25-50 percent and thrive www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
Study Shows Very Dense Olive Orchards Thrive on Less Fertilizer
UC Davis researchers found olive trees produce the same yields and high-quality oil when using 25-50% less fertilizer.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A new UC Davis study shows that California olive orchards could cut fertilizer use by 25-50 percent and thrive www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...
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A new study found that those who struggle with generalized anxiety disorder have lower levels of choline, an essential nutrient vital for brain functions like memory, mood regulation & muscle control. Learn about the study & what it means for anxiety research: health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
Low choline levels in the brain associated with anxiety disorders
UC Davis Health researchers found that levels of choline, an essential nutrient, are about 8% lower in the brains of people with anxiety disorders.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A new study found that those who struggle with generalized anxiety disorder have lower levels of choline, an essential nutrient vital for brain functions like memory, mood regulation & muscle control. Learn about the study & what it means for anxiety research: health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
In a recent talk at UC Davis, Adam Reiss led a rapt audience on a tour of the expanding universe and the frontiers of cosmology @ucdlands.bsky.social lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/news-notewor...
Nobel Laureate Adam Riess Explores the Expanding Universe in a Packed Lecture at UC Davis
Nobel Laureate Adam Riess recently visited the UC Davis campus to tell the story of the surprising expansion history of the universe. It’s a story Riess played a pivotal role in revealing. In 2011, he...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In a recent talk at UC Davis, Adam Reiss led a rapt audience on a tour of the expanding universe and the frontiers of cosmology @ucdlands.bsky.social lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/news-notewor...
Many important crops (potato, banana, strawberry) are reproduced vegetatively. A new look at plant stem cells shows how mutations and variation can be introduced without sexual reproduction. www.ucdavis.edu/news/plants-...
Plants Balance Adaptability in Skin Cells with Stability in Sex Cells
Mutations drive evolution, but they can also be risky. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 10 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Many important crops (potato, banana, strawberry) are reproduced vegetatively. A new look at plant stem cells shows how mutations and variation can be introduced without sexual reproduction. www.ucdavis.edu/news/plants-...
What if you could squeeze a bit of useful power from the temperature difference between the Earth's surface and deep space? UC Davis engineers have done just that @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/mechani...
Mechanical Power by Linking Earth’s Warmth to Space
Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by linking the natural warmth around us to the cold depths of space. The invention ...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What if you could squeeze a bit of useful power from the temperature difference between the Earth's surface and deep space? UC Davis engineers have done just that @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/mechani...
"Like an armadillo in Antarctica:" My colleague @katkerlin.bsky.social got to take an amazing trek through the high Sierra Nevada in search of Jeffrey pines growing much higher than they should be www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
An Extreme Tree Hunt in the Sierra Nevada
Across 24 peaks and 240 miles through the Sierra Nevada, a UC Davis team searches for high-altitude Jeffrey pines to learn how climate change is reshaping forests.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Like an armadillo in Antarctica:" My colleague @katkerlin.bsky.social got to take an amazing trek through the high Sierra Nevada in search of Jeffrey pines growing much higher than they should be www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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Conflict between humans & wildlife is expected to increase with drought and climate change, finds @ucdavis.bsky.social @uclaioes.bsky.social study. "If we can make it worse, then we can make it better,” says @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social. @justineasmith.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
How Climate Change Brings Wildlife to the Yard
As climate change increases the frequency of droughts, UCLA and UC Davis researchers found one overlooked side effect: People report more conflicts with wildlife during drought, when resources are sca...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Conflict between humans & wildlife is expected to increase with drought and climate change, finds @ucdavis.bsky.social @uclaioes.bsky.social study. "If we can make it worse, then we can make it better,” says @kendallcalhoun.bsky.social. @justineasmith.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
Video: Journalist Charles Piller recently spoke at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences about uncovering fraud and misconduct in Alzheimer's research -- the topic of his book, "Doctored" youtu.be/rCPMtNZjGcI?...
Storer Lecture (Public Lecture) feat. Charles Piller | October 23, 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Video: Journalist Charles Piller recently spoke at the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences about uncovering fraud and misconduct in Alzheimer's research -- the topic of his book, "Doctored" youtu.be/rCPMtNZjGcI?...
The cost of surface water in California swings wildly between drought years and wet years, while groundwater prices are much more stable. Joint management of surface and groundwater is needed for price stability, UC Davis researchers say www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
California Surface Water Costs Triple During Drought
UC Davis study shows surface water prices triple during drought while groundwater prices remain stable over time. It points to the need for joint surface and groundwater management.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The cost of surface water in California swings wildly between drought years and wet years, while groundwater prices are much more stable. Joint management of surface and groundwater is needed for price stability, UC Davis researchers say www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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New UC Davis study uncovers how cells prevent dangerous blood sugar crashes, offering hope for better ways to avoid hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. ucdav.is/4pV7vIy
#FromLabsToLives #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
#FromLabsToLives #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New UC Davis study uncovers how cells prevent dangerous blood sugar crashes, offering hope for better ways to avoid hypoglycemia in people with diabetes. ucdav.is/4pV7vIy
#FromLabsToLives #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
#FromLabsToLives #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
Parenting lessons...from poison frogs? At the next Davis Science Cafe, herpetologist Eva Fischer talks about the home life of small, colorful amphibians. Wed. Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m., G Street Wunderbar @ucdlands.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Parenting lessons...from poison frogs? At the next Davis Science Cafe, herpetologist Eva Fischer talks about the home life of small, colorful amphibians. Wed. Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m., G Street Wunderbar @ucdlands.bsky.social
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Ever freeze on a trail after spotting something that might be a snake? That instinct comes from deep in our evolutionary past. 🐍
UC Davis research reveals that primate encounters with snakes helped shape our highly developed visual system.
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UC Davis research reveals that primate encounters with snakes helped shape our highly developed visual system.
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Why Do We Fear Snakes?
Why are so many of us afraid of snakes? And more curiously, why does our unconscious mind recognize them as a threat before our conscious mind? Distinguished Professor Emerita of Anthropology Lynne A. Isbell dives into how our relationship with snakes i...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ever freeze on a trail after spotting something that might be a snake? That instinct comes from deep in our evolutionary past. 🐍
UC Davis research reveals that primate encounters with snakes helped shape our highly developed visual system.
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UC Davis research reveals that primate encounters with snakes helped shape our highly developed visual system.
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New work shows how extraterrestrial factors influenced both the most recent ice age and that of the late Paleozoic, 340 to 280 million years ago. Recent, human-caused climate change risks upsetting a delicate balance @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/deep-wa...
Deep-Water Sediments Reveal Patterns of Extraterrestrial Influence on Earth’s Ancient Climate
Roughly 34 million years ago, the Earth started transitioning from a greenhouse to an icehouse state — defined by long-term cooling trends that resulted in ice sheets in the planet’s polar regions. Du...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New work shows how extraterrestrial factors influenced both the most recent ice age and that of the late Paleozoic, 340 to 280 million years ago. Recent, human-caused climate change risks upsetting a delicate balance @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/deep-wa...
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Throwback treat: @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor Jay Stachowicz talking Halloween fashion… for decorator crabs! 🦀✨
#ThrowbackThursday to the day 20 yrs ago when my postdoc advisor had to meet w/ me in the teaching lab downstairs b/c he was setting up his decorator crabs for an ABC News segment on Halloween costumes. #MarineLife #Invertebrate 🎃🦀 @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social youtu.be/IYxerHqVPpE?...
ABC News Decorator Crabs
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October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Throwback treat: @ucdavis.bsky.social Professor Jay Stachowicz talking Halloween fashion… for decorator crabs! 🦀✨
Happiness shared is happiness doubled, goes an old proverb. A new UC Davis study says shared pleasure is good for you, too @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/sharing...
Sharing Happy Moments with Partner Better for Health than Feeling Happy Alone
A new study suggests that when older couples experience positive emotions together in everyday life, they have lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol that can cause health problems over time when...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Happiness shared is happiness doubled, goes an old proverb. A new UC Davis study says shared pleasure is good for you, too @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/sharing...
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Drought takes a toll on rice crops, but now farmers have help deciding what to plant. #UCDavis & partners developed a tool that calculates the cost of transitioning to less thirsty crops like dry beans, sunflower or tomato.
#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
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#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
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October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Drought takes a toll on rice crops, but now farmers have help deciding what to plant. #UCDavis & partners developed a tool that calculates the cost of transitioning to less thirsty crops like dry beans, sunflower or tomato.
#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
caes.ucdavis.edu/news/new-too...
#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
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