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This beetle’s gut may hide clues to making better biofuels
Reposted from UC Berkeley Public Affairs The passalid beetle's unique gut architecture helps it transform decaying wood into energy-rich materials. (Graham Wise photo, via Wikimedia commons) Decaying wood doesn't make the most nutritious food,...

UC Cooperative Extension ramps up its climate change response
Return to UC Cooperative Extension | Agricultural Experiment Station While scientific reports continue to mount confirming that global climate change is increasing temperatures, causing more frequent weather extremes and raising the sea level in...

New Cannabis Research Center to explore environmental, social impacts of legalization
Return to UC Cooperative Extension | Agricultural Experiment Station Cannabis is unlike any other agricultural crop. Because of its circuitous history — once illegal to grow, and now legal but heavily regulated —...

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