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  • Cosmo, a bull calf was born in April 2020 at UC Davis. Scientists successfully genome-edited him as an embryo to produce more male offspring. Male cattle are more fuel-efficient than females and produce more meat with fewer cattle. Photo courtesy of Alison Van Eenennaam
    How do you feel about gene editing in livestock?

    Mar 25, 2021

    • Agriculture
  • Alejandro Del Pozo-Valdivia, UC IPM advisor, was featured in the Entomological Society of America's “Standout ECPs” series, which highlights outstanding early career professionals who are doing great work in the profession.
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    Apr 30, 2019

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    Mar 29, 2019

  • Peach root-knot nematode-infected almond tree in a two-year-old orchard. Photo by Andreas Westphal
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    Feb 28, 2019

  • Alison Van Eenennaam with hornless cattle. (Photo: Aleksandra Domanovic and Spencer Lowell)
    UC ANR scientist looks to gene modification to improve animal agriculture

    Dec 18, 2018

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    Aug 31, 2018

  • Chinese agricultural scientists explore a  potato research field at UC ANR's Intermountain Research and Extension Center in Tulelake.
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    Jun 30, 2018

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    Apr 30, 2018

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  • Graduate student Lindsay Upperman (left) and UCCE specialist Alison Van Eenennaam with gene-edited hornless dairy calves. (Photo: Karin Higgins)
    UCCE genetics specialist Alison Van Eenennaam a 'rising star'

    Apr 30, 2018

    • Agriculture
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    Monthly news round up: January 2018

    Jan 31, 2018

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  • Alison Van Eenennaam is a UCCE specialist in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis.
    Food is already genetically altered

    Nov 29, 2016

  • DNA from genetically engineered feed is not passed to milk or meat, according to research by UCCE specialist Alison Van Eenennaam.
    'Non-GMO' milk label more about marketing, says UCCE expert

    Sep 23, 2016

  • UC scientists are studying sorghum genetics to understand plant drought tolerance. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Science and public opinion square off in GMO debate

    Jan 26, 2016

  • Graduate student Lindsay Upperman (left) and UCCE specialist Alison Van Eenennaam with gene-edited hornless dairy calves. (Photo: Karin Higgins)
    Scientists using genetic editing to delete dairy cow horns

    Dec 21, 2015

  • Size comparison of an AquAdvantage Salmon (background) vs. a non-transgenic Atlantic salmon sibling (foreground) of the same age.
    FDA approves fast-growing GMO fish

    Nov 20, 2015

  • When pot-bellied pigs grow larger than expected, they often cease to be good pets. A Chinese firm is using biotechnology to create pigs that weigh in no heavier than 33 pounds. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
    Chinese scientists use biotechnology to develop tiny pig pets

    Oct 19, 2015

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    Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Symposium to be held Aug. 17-18

    Jul 8, 2015

  • Mapping of the cow genome has provided scientists with information on the 3 billion base pairs on cattle DNA.
    The days of guess work in cattle breeding are gone

    Jun 5, 2015

  • Dairy cattle breeding can be improved with genomics.
    Science will allow dairies to pick from a smorgasbord of genes for cow breeding

    Jun 1, 2015

  • Using genetic engineering, science has found a way to produce alfalfa with less lignin, a component of the plant that has no nutritional value.
    Safety of GMOs debated online

    May 22, 2015

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