Duke Senior Named a Schwarzman Scholar, Will Study in Beijing Yuexuan Chen is among 140 scholars chosen from more than 3,600 applicants worldwide DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University senior Yuexuan Chen has been named a Schwarzman Scholar, a...
Duke Welcomes Professor Ke Dong, Insect Neurotoxicologist New hire has spent almost 30 years trying to outmaneuver insect pests New Duke biology professor Ke Dong is...
Duke Welcomes Professor Sheng-Yang He, Plant Infectious Disease Expert New biology hire has spent his career studying how plants succumb to infection When Sheng-Yang He walks by a field...
Duke Flags Lowered: Former Vice Provost James Siedow, Plant Biochemist, Dies at 73 James (Jim) Siedow, Duke's former...
The Secret Life of Plant Roots, and Why This Matters for Climate Change Duke biologist Philip Benfey explains root genetics and why plants are at the center of research...
Dull-Colored Birds Don’t See The World Like Bright Birds Do Categorizing colors carefully just isn’t a thing for birds who aren’t very flashy DURHAM, N.C. -- Fall is here, and we see the leaves turning yellow, orange or red thanks to a...
'Silent' Mutations Gave the Coronavirus an Evolutionary Edge RNA folding may help explain how the coronavirus became so hard to stop after it spilled over from wildlife to humans. DURHAM, N.C. -- We know that the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 crisis lived harmlessly in bats...
Why Biology Matters Steve Nowicki discusses the importance of biology in understanding both ourselves, and the world around us. With the help of the author H.G. Wells, biology professor Steve Nowicki explains how the study...
Check This Out! One Cell Eating Another Watch as these two microscopic, single-celled protozoans (protists), battle it out, resulting in...