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Biomimicry: The Nature of Design

  • December 23, 2020

“Learning about the natural world is one thing. Learning from the natural world – that’s the switch. That’s the profound switch.” – Janine Benyus From the development of agriculture, to[…]

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Diving into Immune System Development: An Interview with Dr. Jonathan Rast

  • December 23, 2020

Dr. Jonathan Rast is currently a senior scientist at Emory University studying immune development in lamprey and sea urchin models. Jonathan completed doctorate studies at the University of South Florida[…]

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Animal Diversity: Inside the Lab and Beyond

  • December 23, 2020

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Starving for Change: Microbiome Manipulation in the fight against Child Malnutrition

  • December 23, 2020

Natacha is a single mother, with three children, a farm, and a modest plot of land. It has been months since the last harvest of millet, and millet is all[…]

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Fashion is Fur-Real! The truth about animal-based textiles

  • December 23, 2020

Look inside your closet. There is a pretty good chance that at least one item you own is made from an animal-based textile. Perhaps you have a leather bag, jacket,[…]

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Advancing the development of microneedles by probing the mosquito proboscis

  • December 23, 2020

Mosquitoes are known to cause millions of deaths worldwide annually due to their transmission of pathogens, such as malaria, when feeding on hosts. Mosquitoes use a combination of numbing agents,[…]

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Picking Apart Peto’s Paradox

  • December 23, 2020

If every cell has the potential to accumulate DNA mutations, then statistically speaking, larger animals should have an increased risk of cancer. So how does an elephant with trillions of[…]

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Small Antibodies from Not So Small Organisms: Harnessing the Unique Immune System of Llamas, Camels, Sharks, and Lampreys

  • December 23, 2020

Antibodies are proteins produced by our immune systems in response to antigens, bits and pieces of foreign and harmful substances, including pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. The primary function[…]

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The Fossil that Bleeds Blue

  • December 23, 2020

The horseshoe crab has carved its way into a unique niche of species. Despite what its name might lead on, it is neither a crab nor a crustacean by definition,[…]

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The Latest Buzz: Insects as Food?

  • December 23, 2020

The UN estimates that the world population is projected to reach around 9.8 billion in 2050, and perhaps 11.2 billion in 21001. As such, the demand for proper sustenance will[…]

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