The role of lizard lungs in evolutionary biology
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Savannah monitor lizards have a unique airflow pattern that is a hybrid of bird and mammal flow patterns.
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Humans of the U: Quaid Harding
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“Worldwide, honeybee populations are in serious decline. That’s a big problem for humans—one in every three bites of food that you take were pollinated directly or indirectly by a bee.”
Read MoreUnique brain cells linked to OCD and anxiety
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In a new study, U scientists discovered a new lineage of specialized brain cells, called Hoxb8-lineage microglia, and established a link between the lineage and OCD and anxiety in mice.
Read MoreHow trees affect the weather
New research led by U biologists finds that some plants and trees’ water use can make droughts more intense.
Read MoreSex, lice and videotape
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Biologists drove the divergence of different-sized feather lice from a single population. In four years the evolved lice had trouble mating with each other, a sign of speciation and they caught it on tape.
Read MoreCampus is abuzz with innovation
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Celebrate Pollinator Week in the U’s new bee-friendly garden.
Read MoreA bird’s surprising sound source
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U researchers find birds use a different organ to sing than humans do—producing sound with very high efficiency.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Hollie Morales
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“I never fathomed that I’d become a widow at 34, left to raise my four children alone, the oldest 15, the baby 2. Medulloblastoma was supposed to be a pediatric brain tumor, so how could it put a 36-year-old man in the grave in just eight months? It felt like déjà vu. My daddy died from glioblastoma brain cancer when I was 20 …. But I’m not going to tell you a sob story. I started school at 35 determined to make a difference in the world of cancer and this fall, I’ll embark upon my next quest—a Ph.D. in oncological sciences studying brain cancer here at the U. If I am able to make a difference in just one life all the years of studying, sleepless nights and sacrificing a social life will be worth it.”
Read MoreSaving birds
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U project provides students with hands-on learning opportunities to make a difference.
Read More‘Take risks, make mistakes’
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A U forest ecologist wins the prestigious Packard Fellowship, which allows freedom to pursue creative research directions.
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