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Grow and eat your own vaccines?
September 16, 2021
A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.
Restoring access to culturally significant species with the Yurok Tribe
August 26, 2021
Law students work alongside tribal leaders to assist in a longstanding project to restore access to ancestral resources.
Saving native oysters
July 1, 2021
Conservation aquaculture could bring more native oysters to plates and estuaries along the west coast.
A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water
June 3, 2021
Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally, but current techniques are limited. A new approach holds promise.
A cellular culprit for Type 1 diabetes
May 20, 2021
Researchers have identified a predictive causal role for specific cell types in the condition, which affects more than 1.6 million Americans.
Genes that keep plants green: A discovery that can help us grow crops in a drought
May 20, 2021
Scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet.
A path toward clean drinking water for all Californians
April 15, 2021
A new study finds hundreds of public water systems are out of compliance, but points to solutions the state (and nation) can pursue.
Could wildfires ruin our wine?
April 15, 2021
Researchers are racing to find ways to help California's iconic wine industry adapt to a changing climate, including drought and wildfire.
UC summit will focus on student involvement in the war on global hunger
March 2, 2021
Register by March 12 to participate in the 2021 Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit to be held March 25-26, 2021.
Is this one protein responsible for weight gain?
February 25, 2021
Diminishing a single protein in a set of mice caused them to gain only half the weight of other mice, even on a high-fat diet.