This week Dr. Jen Smith’s research was featured by the UC San Diego News Center, highlighting her recent collaboration with agricultural scientists at UC Davis. Dr. Smith is researching methods of cultivation of Asparagopsis taxiformis, a red seaweed that has been discovered to reduce methane emissions from cow burps in studies conducted at UC Davis. She’s also working with scientists at SIO to investigate the genetic makeup of this seaweed and scientists at Georgia Tech to learn more about the biochemical pathways that make this seaweed so uniquely suited to inhibiting methane production in cows.
UCSD Research highlight: “Usurp the Burp”
