
Midwest Center for Biodiversity at IU launched at Kent Farm
The newly launched MCB is studying why the Midwest is losing biodiversity; the center will develop solutions and encourage implementation.
Read moreThe newly launched MCB is studying why the Midwest is losing biodiversity; the center will develop solutions and encourage implementation.
Read moreLuke Nikolov is working to understand plant development to such a detailed degree that it could lead to easier gene manipulation with specific benefits for humans.
Read moreThe national honor recognizes Lindsey Way as an outstanding undergraduate who shows great promise in math, science, or engineering.
Read moreRyan Bracewell receives NIH MIRA to explore chromosome evolution and why the Y is special and weird.
Read moreNIH funds Lesley Weaver’s research to better understand how organs communicate for proper tissue function—knowledge key to understanding tissue repair and regeneration.
Read moreNIH funds Jason Tennessen and collaborators to better understand how individual genes contribute to the early stages of Type 2 diabetes.
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