Three Researchers Awarded Inaugural Seed Grants
New Petit Institute program for core facilities supporting novel experiments
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Origin of Life’s Handedness and Protein Biochemistry
How chiral systems emerged is one of the key questions of origins-of-life research.
Yellow Jackets: Highly Social Little Stingers
Michael Goodisman studies social behavior of yellow jackets.
New Scholars for a New Decade
The 2020 scholars are a diverse cohort whose expertise spans a wide range of majors, notes chemistry professor Raquel Lieberman.
Metagenomics Unlocks Unknowns of Diarrheal Disease Cases in Children
Researchers have found that conventional culture-based lab tests may misdiagnose as many as half of the microbial causes of diarrheal diseases in children.
Compound in Malted Barley Makes Colon Cells Move
New high-throughput screen revealed hordenine’s activity.
Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology introduces first wave of junior researchers
At a center-wide meeting last month, faculty and trainees came together; all members discussed strategic plans for SCMB, and the junior researchers led discussions on the collaborative seed projects.
Lachance Gets $1.88 million Award
NIH supporting Petit Institute/School of Biological Sciences researcher’s research strategy
Warming Impedes a Coral Defense, but Hungry Fish Enhance It
Corals exude defenses against bacteria associated with bleaching, but warming disadvantages the defense. Conservation offers limited hope.
Native American Ancestors Found in the Genes of Many in the U.S.
A new population genetics study shows that Americans with early European or early African ancestry can also have Native American gene groups.