animal science

Cloning cattle is an agriculturally important technology. Dot and Ditto were born in 2003, the fourth and fifth cow clones born at UC Davis. (Credit: Alison Van Eenennaam, UC Davis Department of Animal Science)

Cow Gene Study Shows Why Most Clones Fail

Posted by Lisa Howard on December 13, 2016
It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals remains a challenge. A new study by researchers from the U.S. and France of gene expression in developing clones now shows why most cloned embryos likely fail.
Research & Discovery
Cow embryonic stem cells could lead to more productive livestock. (Photo / UC Davis)

Efficient Technique Discovered for Isolating Embryonic Stem Cells in Cows

Posted by Amy Quinton on February 08, 2018
For more than 35 years, scientists have tried to isolate embryonic stem cells in cows without much success. Under the right conditions, embryonic stem cells can grow indefinitely and make any other cell type or tissue, which has huge implications for creating genetically superior cows.
Human & Animal Health
Dragon

Nature Reviews "How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying"

August 19, 2019
Professor Paul Knoepfler, UC Davis Genome Center, studies the epigenetic and transcriptional control mechanisms that direct stem cell fate and tissue growth. He's also a writer, recently co-authoring the book How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying: A Satirical Look at Cutting-Edge Science with his daughter Julie Knoepfler. Helen Pilcher recently reviewed the book in Nature.
Campus & Community
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