Biotechnology Content

Making Human Breast Milk Sugars in Plants

Andy Fell — June 13, 2024 - 11:17am

About three in four babies worldwide drink infant formula in the first six months of life, either as their sole source of nutrition or as a supplement to breastfeeding. But while formula provides an essential food for growing babies, it currently does not replicate the full nutritional profile of breast milk.

Lettuce Could Protect Astronauts’ Bones on Mars Trip

Andy Fell — March 22, 2022 - 8:30am

Astronauts might one day grow and eat genetically modified plants to ward off disease associated with long spaceflights. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering have developed a transgenic, or genetically modified, lettuce producing a drug to protect against bone density loss in microgravity. The work will be presented March 22 at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego.

Genome-Edited Bull Passes on Hornless Trait to Calves

Amy M Quinton — October 07, 2019 - 8:00am

For the past two years, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been studying six offspring of a dairy bull, genome-edited to prevent it from growing horns. This technology has been proposed as an alternative to dehorning, a common management practice performed to protect other cattle and human handlers from injuries.

�ٺ��Ƶ Biomaker Space: A Unique Model in Biotechnology Education

Andy Fell — September 20, 2017 - 10:08am

A “makerspace” for biologists and engineers is helping University of California, Davis, students get hands-on experience in developing and prototyping their ideas. In just a short time, the Molecular Prototyping and BioInnovation Laboratory (MPBIL), or biomaker lab, has generated three student-run startup companies and is providing a new model for education in biology and bioengineering.

Guitars, brain behind prestigious scholarships for �ٺ��Ƶ students

IET WebDev — June 05, 2015 - 10:10am

Belief in the power of guitar music and a quest to understand the mind have motivated two �ٺ��Ƶ students who have been awarded prestigious scholarships.

Lauren Salinero of Mountain View, California, will use a $10,000 Donald A. Strauss Scholarship to establish a program to teach Sacramento-area veterans to play the guitar.