Study identifies the Overdrive gene as a quality control “checkpoint” for sperm formation in Drosophila, which gets weaponized by selfish chromosomes to boost odds of passing into the next generation.
Read MoreJingmai O’Connor will discuss Achaeopteryx at NHMU’s DinoFest Prehistoric Skies. Jan. 31-Feb. 1 will be a weekend of experts, workshops and special-collections access all focused on the creatures that filled the prehistoric skies.
Read MoreThe ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study uncovered a secret to their longevity, which could help conservationists better protect this most vulnerable species.
Read MoreU biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.
Read MoreTo plant ecophysiologist Eleinis Ávila-Lovera, the autumnal switch to reds, yellows, oranges and purples tells a chromatic story of survival.
Read MoreThis year, Coley is the sole U faculty member to receive the honor and joins the 17 other U researchers who are currently members.
Read MoreThe development is a “bucket list” achievement for the collaborators.
Read MoreA new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
Read MoreVirtually join middle-schooler Nora Clayton’s journey as she embeds herself with a U research team.
Read MoreA first-of-its-kind study found that evolutionary history has the strongest influence in both wild and captive woodrats’ microbiomes.
Read MoreA mutation in the ROR2 gene is linked to beak size reduction in numerous breeds of domestic pigeons. Surprisingly, mutations in ROR2 also underlie a human disorder called Robinow syndrome.
Read MoreA paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
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