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From Classroom to Lab: Mentorship and Discovery in Regenerative Biology
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (317+ words) Virgen, a senior majoring in biological sciences and a recipient of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, began her journey just a few miles from UC Davis in Woodland. What started as an interest in science during her school years quickly turned…...
Landmark Discovery Reveals How Chromosomes Are Passed From One Generation to the Next
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (749+ words) If that goes wrong, then you end up with the wrong number of chromosomes in the eggs or sperm," said Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Davis. This can…...
This Snail's Eyes Grow Back: Could They Help Humans do the Same?
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (657+ words) Human eyes are complex and irreparable, yet they are structurally like those of the freshwater apple snail, which can completely regenerate its eyes. Alice Accorsi, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Davis, studies how…...
Cell Biologist Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (669+ words) Neil Hunter, a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Davis, and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in London. This…...