Category: Health
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Posted on July 1, 2016
Five things everyone should know about . . . Pulses
1. You’ve eaten them without knowing it. If the word “pulse” as a food leaves you flummoxed, fear not. The word pulse comes from the […]
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To Market, to Market
A new program called Discovery
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Safer Nanotech
A CALS researcher is investigating the biological impacts of nanomaterials
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CRISPR: The Promise and the Peril
Dietram Scheufele serves on a national committee examining the risks and benefits of human
genome editing technology.Interview by Joan Fischer
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Catch up with … Andrea Garber BS’92 PhD’99 Nutritional Sciences
As a professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, Andrea Garber BS’92 PhD’99 conducted a groundbreaking study concerning a very vulnerable group: […]
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Posted on June 28, 2016
Breeding for Flavor
CALS scientists are breeding new varieties of produce that not only are delicious, but also will thrive in organic growing systems. And in a new collaboration called “Seed to Kitchen,” they’re partnering with chefs and farmers to help determine what works best.
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Posted on March 4, 2016
A Jolt to the System
For CALS geneticist Barry Ganetzky, insight into the genetic underpinnings of traumatic brain injury began by knocking out fruit flies.
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Posted on November 3, 2015
Going for the Gut
A CALS-based start-up offers an antibiotic alternative to animal producers
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Bitten
When it comes to mosquitoes, nobody wants to be attractive
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Posted on June 9, 2015
Stealth Entry
A novel method for replacing defective proteins offers a new way to treat diseases
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Second Life for Phosphorus
Soil science professor and students turn a sometime pollutant into a valuable product
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Uganda: The Benefits of Biogas
Generating enthusiasm for a new kind of technology is key to its long-term success. Rebecca Larson, a CALS professor of biological systems engineering, has already […]