Genetics

Quirós remembered for work in Brassica crops

Geneticist and Professor Emeritus Carlos F. Quirós Raffo died Feb. 3 of lung cancer. A celebration of life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in Chula Vista, Calif. He is remembered as a devoted husband, father and friend.

Sad-looking Herbarium specimen yields clues to wine country blight

A scraggly grapevine collected in 1906 and stored at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium has yielded clues to when Pierce's disease arrived in California and how the bacterium that causes it has evolved since then. Scientists hope to use that information to prevent and, eventually, treat the deadly blight, which has spread to wine-growing regions around the world.

DOE grant extends poplar tree project for Taylor Lab

UC Davis’ Taylor Lab received new DOE funding to grow poplar trees for sustainable jet fuel, helping reduce aviation emissions. Researchers study drought resilience, tree regrowth, and genes to support climate goals and farmer profits.