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Wash U has a lead2.1.24 Old research, new readers: A closer look at some of the most-read research stories from years past1.25.24Evolution: Fast or Slow? Lizards Help Resolve a Paradox.1.10.24Some mosquitoes like it hot1.8.24Why do we sleep? Researchers propose an answer to this age-old question12.14.23Beyond the lab: squirrels, urban landscapes, and the joy of research12.12.23Washington University professor explains the &＃039;Science of Cats&＃039;11.16.23St. Louis groups hope to inspire students to become scientists through &＃039;living lab&＃039;11.9.23How to keep wildcats wild: ancient DNA offers fresh insights11.6.23Roots of diversity: How underground fungi shape forests11.2.23WashU team to study virus transmission, human-wildlife interaction10.31.23The art and science of cancer care10.30.23It&＃039;s Time to Stop Daylight Saving Time Forever, Says Wash U Expert10.30.23House Cats Will Rule the World: Domestic cats may evolve into the alpha predators of the future.10.30.23Not-so-spooky sounds: Audio recordings help ID urban bats10.30.23Grant funds green fertilizer research at WashU10.16.23Engineers to build cyborg locusts, study odor-guided navigation10.12.23WashU students contribute to biomanufacturing in space10.10.23No lizard is an island10.9.23Birds have more than one way of adapting to extreme temperatures10.4.23Tony Smith talks about Undergraduate Research in Biology10.3.23Want a healthy gut? Exposures in first year of life have long-lasting effects 9.22.23Environmental DNA could revolutionize monitoring of fish and wildlife9.21.23You Believe Your Cat Loves You. Now Science Has Proof.9.21.23Frogs have been trying to mate with odd things for 220 million years9.11.23What an evolutionary biologist got wrong about cats9.8.23Watching Birds Is Study-Proven To Dramatically Lower Stress Hormone Levels — The New Bird Feeders That Make It Easy!8.30.23New Center for the Environment begins work8.24.23Life Can’t Get Much Hotter Than This The world’s most heat-adapted creatures could be subverting their own evolution.8.21.23Race-based variations in gut bacteria emerge by 3 months of age8.10.23Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how8.9.23Hormone alters electric fish’s signal-canceling trick7.31.23Fossil skulls alone cannot predict if animal was warm blooded7.27.23Relationships Between Temperature and Animals’ Sizes Has Been Clarified7.20.23How birds adapt to extreme temperatures: Hint: There’s more than one way to cope7.19.23The secret lives of cats, past and present7.7.23Study looks at summer solstice effect6.13.23Missouri native is flowering earlier due to climate change6.5.23A plant research powerhouse5.18.23 Butterfly beginnings: Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America5.5.23Biologist Jonathan Losos on ‘How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa’5.3.23WU Office of Provost: Pulse Survey 2023-LB News Undergraduate students present their work at research symposium4.28.23Genomics expands the mammalverse4.25.23Depositing centromere repeats induces heritable intragenic heterochromatin establishment and spreading in Arabidopsis4.25.23Integrating neuroplasticity and evolution4.21.23Scientists engineer the first light-powered yeast4.20.23Our future hangs in the balance: climate change and biodiversity loss3.31.23‘Mussel Grubbing’ video screened at World Water Film Festival3.24.23Biofuels as petroleum alternatives: Closing the carbon cycle with bacteria3.24.23Decoding the chaos of cognition3.15.23Hummingbirds use torpor in varying ways to survive cold temps3.8.23Secret lives of salamanders3.2.23Small flowers focus of big climate research at Missouri Botanical Garden2.24.23Bioplastics and back: Bacterial construction and degradation methods2.24.23How GPS tracking is helping expand our understanding of Forest Park2.17.23WashU great ape, biodiversity research informs decision to expand Congolese park2.9.23Office of Undergraduate Research relaunches with more opportunities for students2.1.23Plant-specific histone deacetylases associate with ARGONAUTE4 to promote heterochromatin stabilization and plant heat tolerance1.27.23 When bugs swipe left1.27.23Microbes on a chip: How microfluidics can help us better understand and engineer electroactive microbes1.6.23Beyond the average cell: Molecular biologists want to know what’s really happening inside individual living cells, not just how the mythical &＃039;average&＃039; cell lives12.2.22The mystery of the mimic plant12.1.22Planting for the future: Arboretum curator Stan Braude shares his goal for the campus landscape as well as for those who enjoy it.11.28.22Synthetic biology and microbial electrosynthesis11.23.22Forest Park Living Lab: St. Louis scientists collaborate on new study of wildlife in one of America’s greatest urban parks11.21.22Displays of Fall Leaves Won’t Change Much with Climate Change, But Leaves May Become Less Brilliant11.15.22Birdwatching Has Big Mental-Health Benefits. Here’s How to Start11.15.22Slow Birding11.15.22Keeping creativity at the heart of science11.14.22Kranz laboratory biologists report structure of heme transporter11.1.22Mallott&＃039;s path to microbiome research10.24.22Why Fall Color Will Fade10.24.22Really watching those birds: ‘slow birding,’ with joan strassmann10.20.22Humans Are Hardwired to Cheat. Here’s How We Stop Ourselves.10.17.22Diversity Feeds Discovery: Spotlight on Arpita Bose10.17.22A disordered domain plays a key role in cell division10.13.22Life & Work with Joan Strassmann10.12.22Biologist Wang to explore formation and regulation of key organizing complex in animal cells10.10.22Spotlight on the Biology Imaging Facility and Director Dianne Duncan10.7.22Student-led biotech consulting group brings science beyond the bench10.3.22Using electric fish, biologist Carlson to study neuroplasticity and behavioral evolution9.30.22Hidden microbiome fortifies animals, plants too9.29.22The icing on the cake: Biologist applies epigenetics to challenges in medicine, agriculture9.22.22No, autumn leaves are not changing color later because of climate change9.21.22Rice Growers Continue to Battle Weedy Enemy 9.16.22Vagelos Fellowship established to support undergraduate research in biology at WUSTL9.8.22Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution9.2.22Sound may be key to separating molecules, cells8.25.22Modified nucleotides used in COVID-19 vaccines work as designed8.25.22Improving microbial electrosynthesis with novel cathode modifications8.17.22Evolution Only Thinks About One Thing, and It’s Crabs8.17.22Science research roundup: July and August 20228.16.22Squirrels and the city8.3.22A Navajo scientist couldn&＃039;t translate his work to his family. Now, because of a UW-Madison project he co-founded, he can.8.2.22 Seedy, not sweet: Ancient melon genome from Libya yields surprising insights into watermelon relative7.21.22Retraction with honor7.21.22Özpolat talks about regeneration research and science-inspired pottery7.21.22The birds and the bees — and the temperature gauge7.18.22 Does this gopher ‘farm’ the roots it eats?: Root-cropping behavior may represent a kind of husbandry7.14.22A bacterium that is not a microbe7.14.22Zhong Lab&＃039;s review article featured in Current Opinion in Plant Biology7.14.22Zhong Lab&＃039;s paper featured in Nature Communications7.11.22Best offense is a great defense for some carnivorous plants7.11.22Study: Climate change improves violet blooms, but there’s a hitch7.7.22Endangered species need help: No biology expertise required7.6.22Study points to Armenian origins of ancient crop with aviation biofuel potential6.30.22Spatial aspects of biodiversity important for healthy forests6.30.22World’s biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp6.27.22Climate Change and Common Violets6.17.22A piece of the puzzle into climate research: freshwater wetlands microbes5.31.22The space between us Missouri Ozarks study narrows in on spatial aspects of biodiversity, homogenization threat to forest ecosystems5.25.22Flight, Feathers, and Freedom: What birds mean to us and why we should treat them better.5.9.22Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects5.3.22Could soil microbes be a solution to the climate crisis?4.27.22More than a lab coat: how Project Biodiversify strives to humanize biology4.27.22Canid conservation program launched4.25.22Climate Change Is Shrinking Animals, Especially Bird-Brained Birds4.21.22Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world4.21.22Biotech and beyond4.19.22From rare soil microbe, a new antibiotic candidate4.19.22Biology instructors bring the Undergraduate Research Symposium to the classroom4.18.22Into the wild4.14.22Big-Brained Birds Aren&＃039;t Shrinking As Much With Climate Change 4.14.22Smith talks about engaging in research and presenting at the Undergraduate Research Symposium4.13.22Environmental researchers celebrate Earth Month all year3.31.22Architecture, biology and ‘Cellular Transformations’3.31.22Molecular ‘blueprint’ illuminates how plants perceive light3.28.22Daylight saving time year-round would make our lives worse, Wash U expert says3.25.22Renner edits special issue on separate sexes in plants3.22.22New model predicts how geographic features influence evolutionary outcomes3.17.22The Senate Just Voted for You to Get Less Sleep, Expert Says3.11.22The NYC Squirrel Census is back with new results — and a toll-free number3.2.22Smaller-brained birds shrink in response to climate change, Wash U study finds2.25.22Why Do Lizards Do Pushups? 7 Strange Facts You Didn&＃039;t Know About the Reptiles2.25.22A predator could have sent hundreds of blackbirds crashing to their death in Mexico2.23.22Decarbonization with microbial electrosynthesis2.22.22Sneaky male guppies affect food web dynamics2.11.22How birds are adapting to climate crisis-CNN2.11.22Brainy birds may fare better under climate change1.26.22Herzog to test how cortical neurons, hormones regulate daily patterns of behavior1.24.22Seed production, recruitment affect how trees are migrating due to climate change1.7.22Student of sleep: A profile of Lizzie Tilden1.6.22From Microbes to the Climate Crisis: An Interview with Microbiology Professor Arpita Bose1.6.22Microbial electrosynthesis for sustainable bioproduction12.20.21A pathway emerges Biologists describe structure and function of a heme transport and assembly machine12.8.21Science research roundup: November and December 202111.29.21Using microbes to make carbon neutral fuel11.29.21Wild turkeys among us11.12.21The arsenal of molecular biology to combat the climate crisis11.12.21How St. Louis scientists are hunting for the next generation of tick-borne viruses 11.12.21No, St. Louis is not arriving later at peak fall foliage. A biologist explains why 11.9.21Why is the North American fall so red, compared with Europe?11.3.21Microbial electrosynthesis for sustainable bioproduction11.3.21Using microbes to make carbon-neutral fuel10.28.21WashU Expert: Time to retire daylight saving time10.28.21Islands are cauldrons of evolution: Study explores adaptation in island, mainland anoles10.21.21First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth10.13.21Why do affluent St. Louis areas host more wildlife? Blame the &＃039;luxury effect&＃039;10.11.21Islands are cauldrons of evolution: Study explores adaptation in island, mainland anoles10.11.21The new-new kids on the block: hybrid lizards10.1.21‘Fight or flight’ – unless internal clocks are disrupted, study in mice shows9.28.21These Bacteria Steal from Iron and Could Be Secretly Helping to Curb Climate Change9.22.21Hot topic: Fire and biodiversity in the Missouri Ozarks9.16.21Behold the humble water flea, locked in a battle of mythological proportions9.9.21Dr Arpita Bose – Harnessing Microbes to Produce Sustainable Plastics and Biofuels9.8.21Missouri Wetlands Could Hold Smallest Weapon For Fighting Climate Change9.8.21This Wasp Nest of Mine, I’m Gonna Let It Shine8.20.21Wash U Biologist Explains How Lizards Evolved For Specialized Life In Trees 8.20.21More Fun Than Fun: Plants Also Have Their Social Lives and Family Disputes8.20.21For larger, older trees, it’s all downhill from here8.18.21White clover’s toxic tricks traced to its hybridization8.17.21This Fish Is The Master Of The Poignant Pause8.17.21In search of refuge Researchers look at whether Ozark oases at Tyson Research Center — climate change refugia — could help species persist in spite of rising temperatures.8.13.21Which Butterflies Might Go Extinct From Climate Change? Ask This Brazilian Scientist!8.11.21A brief history of the cabbage butterfly’s evolving tastes8.9.21Discovery of CO2-absorbing bacteria in Missouri bolsters wetlands’ importance in combating climate change 8.6.21What’s Holding Streptomyces Back from Producing Gene-Encoding Drugs?8.5.21Sticky toes unlock life in the trees8.2.21An ecologist and an engineer come together to create Robotany: a portable, low-cost platform for precise automated aerial imaging of field plots7.30.21Depth of perception: In plant cells, a conserved mechanism for perceiving mechanical force resides in unexpected location7.29.21When stubborn bugs refuse to make drugs7.23.21A bubble of air lets some lizards breathe underwater7.23.21Human activity imperils one of the Earth&＃039;s great survivalists: dragonflies7.21.21The argument for switching off lights at night7.12.21Climate crisis causing male dragonflies to lose wing ‘bling’, study finds7.12.21Dragonflies are losing their wing color because of climate change, study shows7.9.21From pigeon stalker to squirrel chaser: Elizabeth Carlen studies urban wildlife in St. Louis7.8.21At Tyson, a track record of bringing diverse voices into the field7.6.21Male dragonflies lose their ‘bling’ in hotter climates: Less pigmentation keeps them cool, but could make it difficult to find a mate7.2.21Living Earth Collaborative announces 2021 seed grant recipients7.1.21New time lapse videos from Jeanette Goldfarb Plant Growth facility6.30.21The metamorphosis of a bug girl into a slime mold expert 6.28.21These Bacteria Could Help Fight Climate Change, A &＃039;Serendipitous&＃039; Finding6.24.21Electricity-eating bacteria could help oceans absorb more carbon, study finds6.24.21Arpita Bose: Finding collaborative solutions in surprising places6.17.21Fish Use Dramatic Pauses Too, Wash U Professor Finds6.17.21Shrinking to survive: Bacteria adapt to a lifestyle in flux6.11.21If I never knew you: Australian reptiles highlight urgent need for taxonomic research in the fight against biodiversity loss6.9.21Spotlight Series: Jonathan Myers & the Tyson Research Center FDP of the Ozark Highlands6.9.21Tiny Electricity Eating Marine Microbes with a Big Job - Carbon Sequestration In Marine Wetlands6.4.21Where Did Watermelon Come From?6.1.21 A ‘jolt’ for ocean carbon sequestration: Electricity-eating bacteria in marine sediments may play role in combating climate change5.30.21More than half of Caribbean lizards and snakes disappeared after Europeans arrived5.28.21Can Electric Fish Talk Like Obama?5.26.21Electric fish — and humans — pause before communicating key points5.25.21A seedy slice of history: Watermelons actually came from northeast Africa5.25.21 Made in the shade or fun in the sun: New insights into how phytochromes help plants sense and react to light, temperature5.17.21Can scientists help insects survive their fatal attraction to light at night?5.11.21 Heme is not just for Impossible Burgers5.10.21Brood X cicadas emerge in a rapidly changing world5.7.21Climate Change Is Resetting The Clock For Missouri Wildflowers. Will It Affect Their Survival?5.4.21Meacham, Bose receive university’s first DEPSCoR grant since 19965.4.21Biology undergrad Zi&＃039;Onay Walker receives ABmR sponsorship4.29.21Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Kristen Reikersdorfer on the Hengen Lab4.23.21Plant sex chromosomes defy evolutionary models4.23.21Beehives Are Held Together by Their Mutual Gut Microbes4.19.21 Mountain high: Andean forests have high potential to store carbon under climate change4.13.21 Scene Rooted in St. Louis: The Ethnobotanical Work of Professor Memory Elvin-Lewis4.8.21A love of microbiology leads Postdoc Sarah Anderson to the Levin Lab4.7.21The body’s daily clock may influence cancer treatment success4.5.21Chemo for glioblastoma may work better in morning than evening3.31.21A tale of two forests could reveal path forward for saving endangered lemurs3.29.21Coastal lupine faces specific extinction threat from climate change3.26.21Yes, spring flowers are blooming earlier. It might confuse bees3.22.21Sarah Beagle joins Levin lab to ask how microbes adapt to environmental changes 3.16.21Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Michelle Pollowitz on the Penczykowski Lab3.2.21Diversity in nature and academia3.1.21Rooted in St. Louis: The WU greenhouse, where plants never die2.16.21Bio 500 Spotlight on the Kranz Lab by Eka Jose and Ethan Lowder2.16.21Bio 500 Spotlight on the Herzog Lab by Ellie Sapiro2.15.21Eleanor Pardini talks about childhood, environmental research and public service2.15.21Building a better green workhorse2.10.21Bio 500 Spotlight on the Gordon/López-Sepulcre Lab by Shayna Rosenbloom2.2.21Biologist Dixit awarded $2M to study dynamics of intracellular scaffolds1.26.21Michael Landis: Evolutionary radiations along the Hawaiian conveyor belt1.7.21Orange is the new ‘block’: Structure reveals key features that help block excess light absorption during photosynthesis12.17.20Seeking to avoid ‘full lockdown,’ cells monitor ribosome collisions12.14.20American Society for Cell Biology member profile: Ursula Goodenough12.10.20Rare Iridescent Snake Discovered in Vietnam12.10.20Discovery against all odds: Rita Levi-Montalcini12.7.20From mountain biking to mice brains11.30.20In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators — and vice versa11.11.20The future of STEM education: engaging our undergraduates in doing science11.2.20Wash U Professor Erik Herzog Explains Why Daylight Saving Time Is Bad For Us 10.30.20Andrés López-Sepulcre on guppies and eco-evolutionary theory10.30.20From strawberry poison dart frogs to Trinidadian guppies10.22.20Rising higher than ever – where the electricity eating microbes and hunters are now10.21.20What cold lizards in Miami can tell us about climate change resilience10.20.20Micro-climates may help save plant species as global temperatures rise 10.14.20‘Honey bee, it’s me’ Study: Gut bacteria is key to bee ID10.7.20Sicker livestock may increase climate woes Vicious cycle: More parasites means higher emissions of potent greenhouse gas10.5.20Hengen awarded $1.8M to study sleep’s contribution to brain function10.1.20Undergraduate research is for everyone9.30.20Living Earth Collaborative announces 2020 seed grant recipients9.25.20Plants without cellular recycling systems get creative in the dark9.21.20Ancient Python Lays Eggs, Apparently Without Male Help9.11.20Early infection makes plants more vulnerable to later infection9.3.20Arpita Bose: Creating plastics from electricity with “Biobatteries”9.1.20Going below the surface at Tyson Research Center8.31.20Once infected, twice infected8.31.20An Avian Dilemma — How Birds Are Hijacking Others&＃039; Nests To Raise Their Young 8.26.20Meet the hedge fund managers of avian world: Faced with uncertainty, brood parasites literally lay eggs in more baskets8.18.20Resilience: a summer 2020 case study8.12.20Zeroing out their own zap: Time-shifted inhibition helps electric fish ignore their own signals8.3.20Meet Lizard Man, a reptile-loving biologist tackling some of the biggest questions in evolution7.20.20Jeanette Goldfarb Plant Growth Facility Updates7.20.20Olin Library Updates7.20.20The events of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a 4th-year grad student7.13.20Whether cultivating roses or studying cassava, Black botanists are in the spotlight this week7.6.20Alan Templeton interviewed on St. Louis on the Air7.1.20Bruce Carlson promoted to professor of biology6.30.20Revolution Medicines Reports New Application of Tri-Complex Modality for “Undruggable” Protein Targets and Announces License to Ginkgo Bioworks to Explore Potential Use Against Novel Coronavirus6.23.20An ion channel senses cell swelling and helps cells to choose a response6.15.20WashU Expert: ‘Extinction crisis even worse than realized’6.12.20How to build better highways in plants5.28.20New Profs in the Age of COVID19 - @swannegordon5.14.20The mystery of the great naked mole-rat migration 5.13.20Wolf spiders may turn to cannibalism in a warming Arctic4.24.20Lizards develop new ‘love language’ Animal chemical signals shift after only four generations4.22.20With on-campus lab work halted, researchers forge ahead4.17.20Biology undergrad Ethan Weiner talks about Bio 500 research in the Haswell Lab4.9.20$1.2M grant to study evolution of Central American lizards4.1.20How ‘undertaker’ bees recognize dead comrades3.26.20Weedy rice is unintended legacy of Green Revolution3.9.20Hot time in the city: Urban lizards evolve heat tolerance3.9.20Rice, know thy enemy: NSF grants $2.6M to study weedy invader3.5.20Patrizia d’Ettorre joins the WashU biology department as Clark Way Harrison Visiting Professor3.4.20Birds of a feather better not together: &＃039;Homogenization’ threatens ecosystems at larger geographic scales3.2.20Genomics Reveals How Humans Can Inadvertently Drive Plant Mimicry2.28.20New grant awards in the Biology Department2.27.20Arts & Sciences students, alumni among finalists for Skandalaris award2.25.20Naked mole rats migrate above ground with no help from the moon2.13.20A bird’s-eye view of global health1.31.20Course Spotlight: Student Experience with Bio 472 Behavioral Ecology1.31.20Faculty Spotlight: Michael Landis, Assistant Professor of Biology1.24.20St. Louis Wildlife Project Captures The Day-To-Day Of Region’s Wild Animals1.22.20New Biology Faculty Member Michael Landis1.22.20Haswell Lab continues legacy of Quatrano Lab’s moss research at Wash U1.7.20The Clock Inside-Erik Herzog on NPR&＃039;s Science Friday12.18.19Grain traits traced to ‘dark matter’ of rice genome12.18.19And then there was light Arts & Sciences researchers provide new insights on the photoconversion mechanism of phytochromes11.18.19Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs Insects have experienced global declines. Flipping the switch can help.11.8.19Faculty Spotlight: Swanne Gordon, Assistant Professor of Biology11.5.19Straight from the source: Arts & Sciences researchers discover novel process microbes use to harvest electrons11.1.19Getting to know Tyson&＃039;s plant disease research team10.25.19This year, let’s make standard time permanent10.21.19Dr. Elizabeth Haswell: Researching How Plant Cells Sense and Respond to Internal Forces-#524 of People Behind the Science Podcast10.18.19This Strange Rule Is What Makes the Human Brain So Powerful10.15.19Why Spraying Saltwater On Roads Could Save Missouri Money And Reduce Runoff10.11.19New England winters are on the decline due to climate change, study says 10.11.19These Microbes ‘Eat’ Electrons for Energy10.9.19NSF funds research on nitrogen fixation10.7.19Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing9.30.19Brave new world Simple changes in intensity of weather events "could be lethal," researcher says9.27.19How Cities Reshape the Evolutionary Path of Urban Wildlife9.20.19Hiding in plain sight: Early rice farmers unwittingly selected for weedy imposters, Arts & Sciences biologists find9.13.19Can we kill superbugs before they kill us?8.30.19Science Research Roundup August 20198.26.19U.S. Mosquitoes Are Laying &＃039;Time Capsule&＃039; Eggs That Can Outlast Colder Winters8.23.19Mosquitoes push northern limits with time-capsule eggs to survive winters8.23.19Big brains or big guts: Choose one Alternate ecological strategies help birds survive unpredictable conditions8.23.19Missouri researchers study golf course grass to address agricultural challenges8.16.19In Defense Of Naked Mole Rats And What We Can Learn From Them8.16.19WashU Expert: Proposed changes will stamp out ‘countless species’8.15.19Caught on camera Wildlife of greater St. Louis area comes into focus in new biodiversity project8.15.19Sticky proteins help plants know when — and where — to grow New research uncovers a mechanism that keeps hormone auxin in its place8.8.19Rethinking seizures associated with cardiac disease: Fly study suggests neuronal gene malfunction, not oxygen deprivation, is behind long QT seizures 8.6.19Interning local: Universal experience, valuable skills Undergraduates find meaningful summer work in our own backyard7.29.19Strange Evolution: the Weird Future of Life on Earth7.24.19‘Antibacterial’ Chemical in Consumer Products Causes More Harm by Making Bacteria Stronger7.23.19Putting the brakes on lateral root development: Arts & Sciences research could help plants better cope with distinct soil conditions and environments7.16.19Neural Networks and Variance, the Implications for Disease-Futuretech Podcast featuring Keith Hengen7.15.19Mustering a milder mustard Scientists reveal protein responsible for a bitter taste. But will it help us to eat our greens?7.15.19James Stroud of Losos Lab: Tropical Ecology Field Research7.12.19Dear Scientists: Please Make a Version of Stevia That Isn’t Gross7.10.19Bison overlooked in domestication of grain crops7.9.19Mosquitoes are out in force across St. Louis, but some species pose bigger risks than others7.2.19Gearing up for the Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit6.12.19Structuring sweetness: What makes Stevia so sweet? The molecular madness that makes an herb 200 times sweeter than sugar6.3.19Petra Anne Levin: Current Biology5.24.19Two students will join the Bose Lab this summer through US Army funding5.21.19A tale of two skeeters Tyson Research Center biologists discover something positive about an invasive mosquito species5.21.19Michael Bloomberg announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit5.14.19Mather wins Harrison D. Stalker Award5.13.19Hsu wins Spector Prize5.13.19Chin wins Quatrano Prize5.3.19Expanding solar power at Tyson Research Center: Three McKelvey School of Engineering students design sustainable power system for Tyson5.2.19Can Wearing ‘Well Fashion’ Really Improve Your Health?5.1.19Pregnancy shifts the daily schedule forward: New study finds both schedule, activity level changes in normal full-term pregnancies4.26.19The kids are alright: Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions4.15.19Specialist enzymes make E. coli antibiotic resistant at low pH4.15.19Warming pushes lobsters and other species to seek cooler homes4.10.19Tidying up: A new way to direct trash to autophagy Researchers find new way to clean up cells; discovery could aid attack on human disease4.9.19Creating sustainable bioplastics from electricity-eating microbes4.8.19Rusted root: Weedy rice repeatedly evolves ‘cheater’ root traits3.26.19Study shows how electricity-eating microbes use electrons to fix carbon dioxide3.26.19Bose Lab publishes new paper in Nature Communications3.26.19Sinking really low – the story of a microbe, electricity and carbon dioxide3.20.19Washington People: Erik Herzog3.15.19Blodgett awarded CAREER grant to study biosynthetic silence3.14.19Germ-Killing Chemical Shields Bacteria From Antibiotics3.14.19WashU Expert: The eternal sunshine of perennial ‘wintertime’: Abandoning daylight saving time makes public health sense2.25.19Bose receives US Army grant2.25.19Blodgett receives CAREER grant from NSF2.25.19Chemical added to consumer products impairs response to antibiotic treatment: Triclosan added to toothpaste, mouthwash to kill bacteria inadvertently makes such cells stronger2.25.19Earning a bee’s wings: In hives, graduating to forager a requirement for social membership2.20.19Arctic Wolf Spider’s Changing Diet May Help Keep Arctic Cool & Lessen Some Impacts of Global Warming2.12.19Tamed Conflict: How evolutionary biologists attempt to make sense of the existence of organisms from first principles2.6.19WashU Expert: Mosquitoes and ticks do better in extreme cold than we do2.4.19Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Samuel Kim on the Kummer Lab1.17.19Purple reigns12.12.18Biology Professor Highlights Active Learning in Science Education12.3.18Plant’s recycling system important in sickness and in health12.3.18Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us?11.19.18Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Kevin Yin on the Rentschler Lab11.16.18Getting to know the humans of Tyson11.15.18New maps hint at how electric fish got their big brains11.9.18Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?11.8.18Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Benjamin French on the Elgin Lab11.7.18Erik Herzog on Daylight Savings Time11.7.18Bio 500 Research Spotlight: Hannah White on the Perlmutter Lab11.7.18Richard D. Vierstra receives NIH grant11.6.18Dr. Himadri Pakrasi receives U.S. Department of Energy grant10.19.18Monkey DNA may solve mysteries, help conservation9.28.18Faculty Spotlight: Joseph Jez, Biology Chair9.6.18Interview with undergrad Daniel Berkovich about the American Society of Plant Biologists SURF9.6.18Sunsetting of PARC8.27.18In sync: How cells make connections could impact circadian rhythm8.9.18A path to diversity in neuroscience8.7.18Bacteria in a changing environment7.25.18Jez Lab receives NSF grant to collaborate with Maeda Lab at UW-Madison7.25.18Leggy lizards don’t survive the storm7.23.18Warming alters predator-prey interactions in the Arctic7.16.18Researchers engineer bacteria that create fertilizer out of thin air7.13.18Jet Lag: trips across time zones may get a bit easier7.12.18VIP neurons hold master key to jet lag response5.4.18A New Species in Forest Park4.20.18Bugged out by climate change4.10.18Sustaining life on Earth3.29.18WashU Spaces: Keith Hengen3.22.18Yehuda Ben-Shahar awarded $770,000 by the National Science Foundation3.15.18Making Drugs From Bugs3.14.18Is Daylight Saving Time necessary? And, why ‘springing ahead’ is harder than ‘falling back’3.13.18Keeping plant-cell motors on track3.13.18(Daylight Saving) Time is not on your side3.5.18Arms races and cooperation among amoebae in the wild3.2.18The Secret Lives of Plants2.12.18Large-scale removal of beachgrass leads to new life for endangered coastal lupine1.30.18Could tiny green creatures provide clues for how to create a more sustainable future?1.26.18Becoming a biotech explorer1.16.182 St. Louis plant scientists dig deep into the struggles of research1.8.18 Arpita Bose receives a $40,000 collaboration initiation grant7.10.17Plotting the path of plant pathogensnewsletters Explore our department's BIOrhythms and Biologue newsletters. 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