New technology could help food crops thrive in crowded fields

Microbes inhabit our bodies by the trillions, yet how they benefit us mostly remains a mystery. As scientists work with animals to illuminate that complex dynamic, they are excited about the potential microbes may hold for human health.

A CALS capstone class in genetics encourages students to explore their own genomes.

A long-term study sheds light—and numbers—on benefits to farmers

Research sheds light on a deadly condition

1   They’re crazy nutritious and gluten-free. Hazelnuts are rich in vitamins (particularly vitamin E and B-complex groups of vitamins, including folates, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin) as […]

CALS students and faculty are in the forefront of efforts to develop plant varieties for a burgeoning market

Ronald Crandall

The discovery-to-marketplace trail blazed by Harry Steenbock remains strong today. Here are some CALS-based businesses you should know about.

“Antennal drumming” guides caste development in social wasps

Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy

12 Alumni who are making a difference.