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Mosquitoes spread several diseases, such as malaria and dengue. In 2020 about 241 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide, with a few more million cases occurring in 2021. Nearly half the world’s population lives in regions where contracting dengue virus is a risk. Insects also destroy a third of agriculture...

Scientists are developing artificial photosynthesis to help make food production more energy-efficient here on Earth, and one day possibly on Mars

Accurate atmospheric measurements directly over their farm can help farmers fight climate change

UC Riverside scientists are hoping the RNA of an obscure infection can one day be used like a Trojan horse to deliver life-saving treatments to citrus trees.

Researchers are creating an autonomous mobile robot to sample leaves and measure their water potential

UC Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in ways to protect wheat, barley, and other crops from a devastating infection. Ayala Rao, professor of plant pathology and microbiology, has been studying Brome Mosaic virus for decades. Unlike some viruses, the genetic material of this virus...

Domestication yielded bigger crops often at the expense of plant microbiomes

The UC Riverside entrepreneurs are in the running for $10 million in funding

UCR’s Community Garden will host its inaugural Fall Festival and Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 26.

Grant to UC Riverside could help put tiny tomato plants on the International Space Station

The technology invented by engineers at UC Riverside could reduce pesticide use and crop loss