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Sally Kornbluth on the future of scientific discovery

September 1, 2016

Sally Kornbluth: The future of scientific discovery

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dog cognition

August 31, 2016

Brian Hare Comments: With Dogs It's What You Say -- And How You Say It

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 a busily developing fruit fly embryo

August 26, 2016

Watch the Rapid Cell Division of a Fruit Fly Embryo

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Ocean fish

August 23, 2016

Sonke Johnsen: In the ocean, invisibility trumps ultra-vision

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Horst Meyer, right, talks with Duke Trustee Daniel Blue Jr. before the 2014 Founders' Day ceremony. Photo: Duke Photography

August 15, 2016

Duke Flags Lowered: Physics Professor J. Horst Meyer Dies

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August 8, 2016

Of Butterfly Wings and Caterpillar Brains

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The baobab is the national tree of Madagascar. Photo by Rod Waddington.

July 18, 2016

Lemur DNA Tells of Madagascar’s Forested Past

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July 12, 2016

Disentangling the Plant Microbiome

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June 23, 2016

Dogs are a wonderful source of comfort after a tragedy — here's why

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May 26, 2016

Moving Beyond Race-Based Drugs

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Academic Dean Sabrina Thomas made this quilt for residents of Jarvis residence hall, with help from members of Class of 2019 students who lived in the East Campus dorm. The quilt will hang is the commons room for future residents to enjoy.

May 26, 2016

Academic Dean Sews Lasting Gift for Dorm

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The iconic red fly agaric mushroom is one of more than 90,000 species of fungi that have been described. Researchers report that fungi may owe their abilities to grow, spread, and even cause disease to an opportunistic virus they caught more than a billi

May 9, 2016

Hijacked Cell Division Helped Fuel Rise of Fungi

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April 30, 2016

Honoring Teaching, Leadership in Trinity College

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April 29, 2016

Sounds Like a Winner

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April 27, 2016

Three Juniors Honored With Faculty Scholars Award

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April 20, 2016

For baboons, a tough childhood can lead to a short life

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