The MAFDA system can track individual flies within a larger group, identify behaviors, and compare those behaviors to fruit fly genotypes. (Photo by Tulane University) How to tell if a fruit fly is hungry? Ask a computer. While it may sound like a bad dad joke, it’s a reality at Tulane University, where researchers have … Read more
A cottonwood grove nestled along a river near the Grand Canyon. Areas like this are important to wildlife in the Southwest, but development and water consumption demands, along with stress from climate change, threaten this habitat. A new study offers a model for reforestation efforts in these areas, however, which could make aspen groves more … Read more
Visit the News Hub Leads major NIH-funded genome projects, demonstrates passion for educating the next generation of physicians and scientists Matthew Miller Ting Wang, PhD, has been appointed head of the Department of Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He will begin his new role on August 1st. Ting Wang, PhD, … Read more
Concussion and head trauma are a real and serious risk for many Australians. While most people suffer from acute and relatively short-lived effects, such as dizziness and headaches, in some cases the symptoms persist for weeks, months or years. It can cause long-term and debilitating neurological damage. Concussion in junior to elite level sport is … Read more
