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A ginger domestic cat stands on concrete outside a building.

More Than Meows: How Bacteria Help Cats Communicate

by Andy Fell
November 15, 2023

A grey/brown insect in the middle of bright green leaves.

Citrus Greening Bacteria Affects Pest's Sense of Smell

by Andy Fell
November 14, 2023

Two white men stand at a laboratory bench. They wear white lab coats, green gloves and safety glasses.

How Immune Cells Prioritize Competing Signals

by Liana Wait
November 09, 2023

A woman with short brown hair and glasses wearing a white lab coat looks at some sunflowers in a brightly lit indoor setting.

How Sunflowers See the Sun

by Andy Fell
October 31, 2023

Green seedlings grow in a circular plastic dish on a lab bench.

Chloroplasts Do More Than Photosynthesis: They’re Also a Key Player in Plant Immunity

by Liana Wait
October 25, 2023

Woman with long brown hair, wearing safety glasses, white lab coat and blue gloves, working at a lab bench.

Experiments in Yeast Hint at Possible Origins of Cancer and Autism

by Douglas Fox
October 24, 2023

Chuck and Nancy Cooper sit on wood bench

‘Aggie Sweethearts’ Give $1M to University 50 Years After Meeting on Campus

by Courtney Tompkins
October 17, 2023

Five horizontal bars, each made up of colored blocks of varying sizes.

Supporting Non-Linear Science Careers Strengthens Academia

by Andy Fell
September 14, 2023

A woman with shoulder length grey hair and glasses wearing a blue lab coat looks at a green-tinted fish tank she is holding. On left behind the fish tank is a white man with greying reddish hair and a grey beard wearing a white lab coat. In the background are racks of plastic fishtanks.

Using Glowing Fish to Detect Harmful Pesticides

by Douglas Fox
August 15, 2023

Spherical coronaviruses against a blue background. The image is split diagonally: on lower left, viruses are red and on upper right light blue.

Using Machine Learning to Detect Coronavirus Threats

by Andy Fell
July 25, 2023

A close up of seagrass with a inflatable boat in the background

Genome Study Shows Recent Spread of Eelgrass

by Andy Fell
July 21, 2023

Stock art image of the human digestive system inside a translucent torso

Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People

by Andy Fell
May 10, 2023

Four people, posing

Alumna Deb Neff Gives $8M to Biological Sciences

by Clémentine Sicard
May 09, 2023

Close up of pinkish-red candy cap mushroom on forest floor in California

Heart Goes Shroom

by Malia Reiss
May 08, 2023

Whale seen from the side in blue ocean.

Zoonomia Consortium Unveils Mammal Genomes, Creates Evolutionary Timeline

by Andy Fell
April 27, 2023

A multicolored three-dimensional ribbon against a black background.

Understanding Why BRCA2 Is Linked to Cancer Risk

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2023

Translucent stalks with fine tentacles rise from the bottom of the screen against a black background.

Using Hydra to Understand Tissue Regeneration

by Andy Fell
March 06, 2023

Circadian Clock Controls Sunflower Blooms, Optimizing for Pollinators

by Andy Fell
January 17, 2023

Coffee pours from a carafe into coffee cup

Buzz Killer: Caffeine Pollutes. Can Bacteria Help?

by Kat Kerlin
January 11, 2023

Green rice plants in paddy fields with palm trees in the background.

Rice Breeding Breakthrough to Feed Billions

by Andy Fell
January 10, 2023

How Dragonflies Catch Prey in Midair

by Newswise
January 04, 2023

A mass of mung bean sprouts growing vertically with a light blue background.

First Complete Structures of Plant Respiratory Proteins

by Andy Fell
January 03, 2023

Cabbage white butterfly on purple flowers

Bumblebee and Butterfly, Where Are You?

by Dateline Staff
December 28, 2022

3-D rendering of X-shaped chromosomes against a blue background.

Aged Before Their Time: Atrazine and Diminished Egg Quality in Mice

by Silke Schmidt
December 19, 2022

Dave Brockman, a hand amputee, wears a myoelectric prosthesis that looks like a red and black glove. He sits in front of his orthotist who is making sure the fit is correct.

‘Unfold’ Podcast, Episode 5: ‘The Human Machine: Reimagining Prosthetics’

by Amy Quinton
November 08, 2022

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