Category: Science
Can Targeted Therapies be Applied to Patients with Alzheimer’s?
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Utah researchers explore treatments that target the plaques on the brain that lead to dementia.
Read MoreOf Ants and Trees: ‘Evolutionary Déjà’ in the Tropical Rainforest
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Biologist Rodolfo Probst finds multiple ant species that have independently evolved the same specialized relationship with understory trees.
Read MoreStudy Pinpoints Origins of Creativity in the Brain
The new results could ultimately inspire interventions that help spark creative thought.
Read MoreHow Dust From Great Salt Lake Playa Impacts Communities of Color
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New research highlights the social justice implications of restoring the lake, aside from ecological and economic benefits.
Read MoreImagining Life on Other Planets…and in Students’ Minds
Undergraduates in biologist Martin Horvath’s lab explore DNA repair systems of microbes that inhabit oxygen-free environments on the seafloor.
Read MoreImmersive VR Trains Miners for the Real World
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You’re midway through a safety checklist in a mine. Suddenly, smoke fills the cavern and emergency lights flash
Read MoreEarth’s Inner Core Rotation has Slowed, Now ‘Backtracking’
Research conducted with USC used seismic waves traveling through the planet to track movement of Pluto-sized iron sphere at center of Earth.
Read MoreThe Promising World of Bacteriophages, the Pathogen’s Pathogen
U biologist Talia Karasov is unlocking the mystery of how microbes harness phages to wipeout competing bacteria.
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