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A new biotech regulation allows companies to self-police and decide which crops should be regulated. The new rule is likely to amplify greater distrust of GM crops.
Should I wear a mask and gloves in the grocery story? Sanitize my food? A food virologist takes on the top questions people are asking as they shop for food amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some critics say livestock farms promote diseases that spread from animals to humans. An animal scientist explains how well-run farms work to keep that from happening.
Emily Klancher Merchant, a historian of science and technology at the University of California at Davis, shares some of the most interesting stories behind the 2020 census questionnaire
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Native American Studies, University of California, Davis
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Doctoral Candidate in Evolutionary Anthropology, University of California, Davis
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Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis
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Research Affiliate in Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
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Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of California, Davis
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Researcher in Native American Studies, University of California, Davis
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
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Director, Cannabis Economics Group, University of California, Davis
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Post-Doctoral Scholar, Centers for Violence Prevention, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis
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Graduate Student Researcher in Transport Technology, University of California, Davis