A new study led by Stephen Kowalczykowski, a distinguished professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, shows precisely how the gene BRCA2, linked to susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer, functions to repair damaged DNA.
A new study of female mice by Neil Hunter and colleagues suggests that the herbicide atrazine can mimic and worsen the effect of maternal aging on egg quality.
New work from researchers at the University of California, Davis College of Biological Sciences answers a key question about how E. coli fixes damage to DNA in the middle of duplicating it.
In a new study published in Nature Communications, Satoshi Namekawa and his colleagues, define the epigenetic machinery that governs the establishment and function of the mammalian ovarian reserve.
Effective July 1, 2022 Jacqueline Barlow, Katherine Ralston, and Sean Collins are promoted to the rank of Associate Professor having obtained tenure at the University of California, Davis.
Sad news that Ichiro Amitani, a Research Associate in Steve Kowalczykowski’s lab, passed away this past Tuesday, October 26, 2021 after an optimistic struggle with pancreatic cancer.
