Newly-discovered strategy allows bacterium to survive exposure to oxygen, when light could otherwise harm it
Researcher has been awarded a two-year $150,000 postdoctoral fellowship to lead a study on the genetics of barley yellow dwarf viruses
Most sunscreen products on the market today contain synthetic compounds that help prevent ultraviolet rays from damaging skin
“With a virus, you have to go with prevention rather than a cure.”
Allergy symptoms in mice treated with polysaccharides from seaweed were reduced compared to untreated animals
Study uncovers molecular explanation for one of nature’s most effective glues
Horseradish contains cancer-fighting compounds known as glucosinolates
A 2014 survey of 200 fields in 22 South Dakota counties showed that approximately 30 fields in 18 counties had signs of sudden death syndrome
The group will explore the fundamental ways plants produce and store energy, how to potentially optimize those metabolic processes, and then compile the vast amounts of information collected
The UC Davis strawberry breeders will present yield-trial data at two Strawberry Field Days in Watsonville and Santa Maria in June
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