Nectar attracts bees and other pollinators, but it isn't always sweet. A UC Davis scientist is looking at how microbes that live in nectar alter it, and what role these microorganisms play in the dance between flowers and pollinators.
The function of zebra stripes has puzzled people for millennia. UC Davis biologists put to the test one theory -- that the stripes confuse biting flies by disrupting polarized light.
How many projects can you work on without losing focus? UC Davis computer scientists dig through programming website GitHub to find answers about how we manage tasks over time.
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About Three-Minute Egghead
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Three-Minute Egghead is a podcast about research at UC Davis, produced by Andy Fell in UC Davis Strategic Communications.