Duke-Led Team Wins $3M Grant to Study Peatlands and Climate Change Researchers use a food web approach to study how bogs, and their vast carbon stores, might respond to warming Peat moss. Most people think of it as the brownish stuff that gardeners add to potting soil. But...
Blue Devil of the Week: Biology’s Spreadsheet Superstar Anne Lacey connects students with financial support and organizes volunteering for the graduate program Name: Anne Lacey Title: Administrative Coordinator for Graduate Studies,...
Leaping Larvae! How Do They Even Do That Without Legs? Bright orange maggot launches itself 30 body lengths through the air Attaching its head to its tail to form a ring, a 3-millimeter larva of the goldenrod gall midge...
Life is Tough But So Are Worms -- Thanks to Mom Insulin signaling helps hungry mother worms make sure the next generation fares better in the face of famine DURHAM, N.C. -- Numerous studies show that the legacy of hardship can be passed from one...
What Made Humans 'the Fat Primate'? Changes in DNA packaging curbed our body’s ability to turn “bad” fat into “good” fat DURHAM, N.C. -- Blame junk food or a lack of exercise. But long before the modern obesity...
Birds Perceive 'Warm' Colors Differently From 'Cool' Ones Birds have a notion of “green” versus “blue,” but the line between them is fuzzy compared to the red-orange range. DURHAM , N.C. -- Birds may not have a word for maroon. Or burnt sienna. But show a zebra finch a...
A Giant Tool to See the Tiniest Things Cryo-EM microscope unleashes 'a tsunami' of new protein structures
Junior Faculty, Students, Launch 'Black Think Tank' Networking effort part of building 'inclusive excellence' at Duke With a Wednesday reception and the launch of a new website,...
