An international consortium of scientists is proposing what is arguably the most ambitious project in the history of biology: sequencing the DNA of all known eukaryotic species on Earth. The central goal of the Earth BioGenome Project is to understand the evolution and organization of life on our planet by sequencing and functionally annotating the genomes of 1.5 million known species of eukaryotes, a massive group that includes plants, animals, fungi and other organisms whose cells have a nucleus that houses their chromosomal DNA. To date, the genomes of less than 0.2 percent of eukaryotic species have been sequenced. 

Researchers (including Oliver Fiehn and Dinesh Barupal of the UC Davis Genome Center) were able to create a strong predictive model capable of detecting myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) with an 84% certainty.

There is a story in Co.Design about using bacteria in home design featuring a project from UC Davis students.  See "The next big home design trend? Bacteria" by Katherine Schwab. The article discusses multiple projects including one on biodegradable diapers from UC Davis.

Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) bacteria had a positive impact on babies’ gut microbes for up to a year, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and Evolve BioSystems Inc. The work will be presented June 9 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition in Boston by Bethany Henrick, director of immunology and diagnostics at Evolve BioSystems, on behalf of the study co-investigator, Jennifer Smilowitz, associate director of human studies research at UC Davis’ Foods for Health Institute.