Posts Tagged: genetics

Were those the days?

To the tune of Mary Hopkin's iconic 60s hit, Those Were the Days, a team of UC animal scientists ask whether those bygone times people remember nostalgically would be up to the challenge of feeding the world today. "People have a romantic image of...

It's a fruit...It's a mandarin...It's ‘KinnowLS’!

On the Jeopardy show, the clues could easily be: “It’s new and attractive.  It’s juicy and sweet.  And it’s low-seeded and peels easily.” To which the answer would be, “What is ‘KinnowLS’?” ‘KinnowLS’ – the LS is short for low seeded – is the latest...

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Where's the beef?

By assigning a simple, 15-digit identification number to cows, UC researchers can track each one from conception to carcass, garnering valuable data for studies on cattle fertility, genetics, and health, and helping to select breeding animals with...

Herd manager Dan Myers enters cattle
information into hand-held device.