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Tag: Department of Biological Sciences
A&S in the News: June 9-15, 2019
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A&S in the News: May 19-25, 2019
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the city-sponsored Monster Takeover, the Civil War Symposium, and more.
Worm-Like Mollusks Lost Traits Over Time, UA-led Research Confirms
A perplexing group of worm-like mollusks are not primitive ancestors of the group, rather they lost many traditional mollusk traits over time, according to research led by Dr. Kevin Kocot, professor of biological sciences.
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A&S in the News: May 5-11, 2019
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on zombie-like cells, Fulbright Scholarship winners, and more.
Researchers Quicken Drug Discovery Method via Zombie-Like Cells
Dr. Lukasz Ciesla, assistant professor of biological sciences, and other UA researchers discovered a method that uses magnetic nanoparticles coated with a biological cell membrane as a lure to fish out pharmacologically active compounds from plants and other natural organisms.
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A&S in the News: April 14-20, 2019
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Researchers Uncover Critical Insights into Bacterial Immune Systems
Dr. Asma Hatoum-Aslan, UA assistant professor of biological sciences, and one of her graduate students, Lucy Chou-Zheng, discovered how a common skin bacteria wards off viruses by leveraging cellular processes normally not considered part of any immune system.
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UA Researchers Show Best Methods to Help Endangered Woodpecker
The best methods to help an endangered woodpecker in Alabama thrive are installation of artificial homes and controlled burning in forests, according to research by Dr. Paige Ferguson and her former graduate student Emily Brown.
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A&S in the News: February 24 – March 2, 2019
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