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Capsule Captures First Look Inside Digestion in Healthy People

by Andy Fell
May 10, 2023

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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

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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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LAURELS: Professor Emeritus Mike Henderson Receives Arts Medallion

by Dateline Staff
October 25, 2022

Biodiversity Genomics Europe Aims to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

by Andy Fell
September 28, 2022

Image of a rat-like animal with long toes.

Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals

by Andy Fell
September 27, 2022

Single-protein Images Show How E. coli Repairs DNA While Replicating It

by Andy Fell
September 22, 2022

A stand of poplar trees seen from ground level looking up, against a blue sky

Understanding Growth Regulation by Protein Degradation in Trees for Bioenergy

by Andy Fell
September 14, 2022

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Understanding Healthy Function of Tau, Protein Associated with Dementia

by Andy Fell
August 25, 2022

2 by 2 grid of four images: At left, two micrographs of dark pink tissue on white background. At left, dark blue images with red spots on black background.

Study Reveals How the Ovarian Reserve Is Established

by Greg Watry
August 10, 2022

Center image is a large colorful fish feeding on a coral reef. A variety of other fish in the background.

Reef Fish Evolution Driven by Biting

by Andy Fell
July 27, 2022

Pink, sausage shaped bacteria against a wavy yellow background.

‘Friendly’ Gut Bacteria May Eliminate Pathogens by Competing for Energy Resources

by Lisa Howard
May 16, 2022

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Three Elected to National Academy of Sciences

by Andy Fell
May 04, 2022

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Unlocked Enzyme Structure Shows How Strigolactone Hormone Controls Plant Growth

by Andy Fell
April 28, 2022

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