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The Madigan squeeze procedure helps foals recover from maladjustment syndrome, mimicking the process of being born

May 17, 2025

For the maladjusted “dummy” foals, there are big risks to their immune system but a simple procedure that can be learned and applied by...

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The incredible importance of a new LSD analogue

May 10, 2025

This new molecule, called JRT, has potential applications to treat neuropsychiatric diseases in ways that have not previously been possible By MADELINE HASS — science@theaggie.org A...

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The chemistry behind collaboration: the 2025 Miller Symposium

May 6, 2025

The 2025 R. Bryan Miller Symposium brought together students, faculty and multiple Nobel laureates to share and advocate for scientific research By NAREN KRISHNA JEGAN ...

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Let’s Explorit: Davis science non-profit with an uncertain future

May 1, 2025

The Explorit Science Center faces financial challenges and is turning to the community for help By IHA RASTOGI — science@theaggie.org Founded in the 1980s by Davis...

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What’s happening in the world of pistachios?

April 18, 2025

UC Davis researchers successfully produced the most highly extensive DNA sequencing of pistachios, alongside an in-depth characterization of the pistachio development stages By MADELINE HASS...

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Be there or be square: UC Davis builds future in Sacramento through Aggie Square

April 10, 2025

This May, UC Davis will open a $1 billion interdisciplinary and industry-academic collaborative space in Sacramento BY NAREN KRISHNA JEGAN In 2017, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg...

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Separating the anti-anxiety effects of psychedelics from hallucinations

March 15, 2025

A recent study identifies neural pathways driving anti-anxiety effects associated with psychedelics By KATELYN BURNS— science@theaggie.org Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs that can cause...

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The mysteries of self-interacting dark matter and why it matters

March 13, 2025

Guest speaker Jackson O’Donnell from UC Santa Cruz shares the ongoing research on dark matter studies By EKATERINA MEDVEDEVA — science@theaggie.org You, me and everything that...

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Creating nanoislands for platinum catalysts

March 12, 2025

UC Davis researchers invent a new method for maintaining the efficiency of platinum catalysts By EKATERINA MEDVEDEVA — science@theaggie.org If you have taken an introductory chemistry...

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Synthetic chemistry ‘gaines’ a new path to ibogaine

March 7, 2025

Researchers at the UC Davis Institute of Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics have finished the total synthesis of a scarce, naturally found anti-addiction/antidepressant agent By NAREN KRISHNA...

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An elusive species of shrew caught on camera

March 2, 2025

The Mount Lyell shrew has been photographed live for the first time By KATELYN BURNS— science@theaggie.org The Mount Lyell shrew is a small mammal endemic to...

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UC Davis researchers demonstrate a new etching method for fabricating quantum photonic devices at wafer-scale in silicon carbide

March 2, 2025

The new research may pave the way toward mass production of quantum devices By EKATERINA MEDVEDEVA— science@theaggie.org It is quite hard to break down something fundamental...

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What goes on inside the UC Davis Crocker Nuclear Lab?

February 15, 2025

Let’s dive into the processes going on inside one the most unique labs at UC Davis and in the U.S. By EKATERINA MEDVEDEVA — science@theaggie.org In...

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What just happened in AI?: a simplified report on DeepSeek

February 13, 2025

International AI company reveals a smarter challenger to ChatGPT and major AI corporations By NAREN KRISHNA JEGAN — science@theaggie.org Artificial Intelligence (AI) is defined as...

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New research looks at the role of cnidocytes in ancient oceans

February 12, 2025

Cnidarians are well known for their “stinging cells” called cnidocytes By KATELYN BURNS— science@theaggie.org Cnidocytes are known as the “stinging cells” of Cnidarians, consisting of...

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