Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is often made between basic and applied research. Basic research, as this distinction goes, is ivory-tower research, with no ...

Fundamental and applied research and development (R&D) enable the innovation needed to support the American economy and maintain the well-being of the nation. Innovation is critical to national ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

The Influenza virus infects a wide range of hosts. In addition to humans and birds, influenza A viruses (IAV) infect pigs, horses, dogs, cats, marine mammals, bats and even reptiles. It is ...