James C. Schnable's pioneering genetics research got him recognized with the 2026 National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food ...
A team led by UC Davis poultry scientist Huaijun Zhou has created the first comprehensive map of gene regulation in breeds of chickens. The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 ...
Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know ...
Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know ...
Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea) -- a little-known relative of ...
New study reveals a key melon gene that controls fruit length, unlocking smarter breeding and potential nutritional gains.
When Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist and cooperative extension specialist at the University of California (UC), Davis, grew up in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, she never expected to ...
Patrick Schnable and his son, James, stand in a field of proso millet, a drought-resistant crop whose yield they are working to increase. Credit: Patrick Schnable The Western family (Todd Western III ...