Posts Tagged: genetics
UC Davis Doctoral Student Analyzes Population Genetics of Africanized Honey Bees
A UC Davis doctoral student's newly published research analyzing the population genetics of Africanized honey bees in North and South America details how rapidly they spread to California and also chronicles their successes and limitations. Apis...
Doctoral student Erin Calfee with her collecting net.
This is the cover of PLOS Genetics, featuring the research of population biologist Erin Calfee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Green Hall: Fitting Tribute to Two Scientists
It's a fitting tribute to see the UC Davis Life Sciences Building recently renamed the Melvin M. and Kathleen C. Green Hall. The building, which houses the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences' research laboratories, faculty and staff,...
Photographic illustration shows the Life Science Building's new name as it will appear above the doors. (UC Davis illustration)
Honey Bee Scientist Amro Zayed at UC Davis Feb. 11
There's a lot of interest building in this seminar. Amro Zayed of the Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada, will speak on "Honey Bee Behavioral Genomics: Worker Behavior and Adaptation" from 12:10 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11...
The queen and her court. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's It Like Inside a Bee?
What's it like inside a bee? A honey bee, that is. Research entomologist Jay Evans of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) will discuss "What's It Like Inside a Bee? Genetic Approaches to Honey Bee Health" at the UC Davis Department of...
A honey bee necatring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why Increasing Genetic Diversity in Honey Bees Is Crucial
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey fervently believes that increasing the overall genetic diversity of honey bees will lead to healthier, hardier bees that can better fight off parasites, pathogens and pests. Cobey is the lead author of a chapter in the...
Susan Cobey teaching a queen bee rearing class at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey holding frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)