Trump wants to run scientific research like his family business.

In avocado and certain wild relatives in Lauraceae, a highly synchronized daily rhythm of floral sex timing promotes cross-pollination between two ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Crop diversity is fundamental for sustainable food systems, yet in modern diets most people remain unaware of the plants that make up their food, refl…

Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for...

The intricate architecture of plant metabolic networks and the dynamic fluxes of elements through these networks are fundamental determinants of how carbon (C) is partitioned among growth, reproducti...

University of California, Davis Dean, College of Biological Sciences The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) seeks a dynamic, effective, and

Single-molecule live-cell fluorescence in situ hybridization uses an RNA-targeting CRISPR–Csm complex to image and track endogenous RNAs.

The Institute IBG-4 at Forschungszentrum Jülich is a key partner in the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), one of Germany’s leading plant science research networks. The group of Prof. D...

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying variations across climacteric categories in tree crops remains challenging, particularly due to the limitations of applying conventional genetic appro...

A project led by Professor Steven Spoel and Dr Lindsay Williams has been awarded funding by the European Research Council to improve the longevity of some of world’s most popular vegetables.

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an economically important vegetable crop but is susceptible to salinity stress. Methylesterases (MES) hydrolyze the m…

Vitamin A is a crucial yet scarce vitamin essential for maintaining normal metabolism and bodily functions in humans and can only be obtained from food. Carotenoids represent a diverse group of funct....

Abscisic acid (ABA) regulates key physiological processes and coordinates abiotic stress responses. In the six decades since it was first described, a huge amount of work has been conducted on ABA sy...

“The opportunities I had as an aspiring researcher are gone. The path to a better life for kids in Sacramento is slipping away.”

Kenneth W. Tate, UC Cooperative Extension specialist and professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2025.

The plant circadian oscillator orchestrates daily and seasonal rhythms in key traits, such as growth, flowering, dormancy, and stress responses. This review summarizes current insights into the trans...

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

We hosted the 2024-2025 PREP@UC Davis research symposium today and wrapped a celebration of our alumni.So proud of them all. Open the .pdf and you'll see why!2024-25_PREP_retrospective.pdf

Fuentealba and colleagues build and validate a DNA methylation clock of intrinsic capacity (IC) to bridge resource-intensive clinical assessments of IC with molecular readouts of aging, highlighting s...

Analysis of 88 bird species reveals that those with higher blood glucose levels appear to be able to resist one of the harmful effects of glucose.