News Archive
Researchers overcome winking, napping pigs to prove brain test works
Lauren Quinn
If you've ever been to an eye doctor, there's a good chance you've felt the sudden puff of air to the eye that constitutes a traditional test for glaucoma.
Program increases underrepresented groups in biomedical data science, quantitative biology
Siv Schwink, Ananya Sen
FUTURE-MINDS-QB, a bridge program streamlining a path from a master’s degree at Fisk University, a historically Black university in Nashville, to a doctoral degree at Univer
Energycane produces more biodiesel than soybean at a lower cost
Marianne Stein
Bioenergy from crops is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. New crops such as energycane can produce several times more fuel per acre than soybeans.
New markers for coronary microvascular disease identified
Ananya Sen
Although cardiovascular disease is the main cause of illness among women in the U.S., certain conditions such as coronary microvascular disease (CMD) cannot be easily diagnosed.
Protein ‘big bang’ reveals molecular makeup for medicine and bioengineering
Lauren Quinn
Proteins have been quietly taking over our lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Magnets intensify electrolysis, utilize carbon dioxide more efficiently
Claire Benjamin
For decades, researchers have been working toward mitigating excess atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Researchers develop a new technique to treat middle ear infections
Ananya Sen
Middle ear infections, also known as otitis media, affect more than 80% of the children in the U.S.
DNAzymes could outperform protein enzymes for genetic engineering
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
Move over, gene-editing proteins – there’s a smaller, cheaper, more specific genetic engineering tool on the block: DNAzymes – small DNA molecules that can function like protein
New health benefits of red seaweeds unveiled
Ananya Sen
Red seaweeds have been prevalent in the diets of Asian communities for thousands of years.
Cholesterol metabolite induces production of cancer-promoting vesicles
Diana Yates
Scientists working to understand the cellular processes linking high cholesterol to breast cancer recurrence and metastasis report that a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism cau
Undergraduate students selected as 2021 Woese Research Scholars
Ananya Sen
The Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar program is designed to inspire students to pursue important scientific questions.
Adapting laboratory techniques for remote instruction
Ananya Sen
The COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors to adapt their courses for online learning.
