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Category: Genetics and Heredity

Photo of geneticist Michelle T. Juarez Genetics and Heredity Get to Know a Scientist STEM Education 

Get to Know a Scientist: Geneticist Michelle T. Juarez

October 28, 2022October 26, 2022 Science Connectedgenetics, science education, Women in STEM

A geneticist is a type of biologist who studies genes. Let’s hear from Michelle T. Juarez, who helps teach the next generation of scientists!

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All of Us project addresses the problem of lack of diversity in medicine Citizen Science Diversity in Science Genetics and Heredity 

All of Us: A Lack of Diversity in Medicine

April 15, 2022April 17, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, diversity, genome

With the release of its first 100,000 genomes this project is solving a dangerous problem: a startling lack of diversity in medicine.a

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Stalks of wheat silhouetted against blue sky, July 1978. Botany Climate Change Genetics and Heredity 

Wild Relative of Wheat Could Help Curb Disease

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Science Connected

Stem rust might be the bane of a wheat crop, but researchers may have found a solution that could protect the popular grain.

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Dr. Dinesh Medipally, Biophysicist Biology Genetics and Heredity Get to Know a Scientist 

Meet a Biophysicist: Dr. Dinesh Medipally

March 21, 2022March 22, 2022 Science Connectedbiophysics, cancer, disease

A biophysicist studies chemical and physical principles of living things and of biological processes, such as cell development and disease.

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Red Fox Kit Credit: Charlie Lister/USFWS Genetics and Heredity Zoology 

Get to Know the Red Fox Genome

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Science Connectedanimals, genetics, wildlife

The red fox is the world’s most widely distributed land carnivore. Some surprising findings about the origins, journey and evolution of the red fox have come to light.

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Working dogs of the Iamal-Nenets reindeer herding peoples from where the Samoyed dog breed originated. Photo courtesy of Robert Losey (LMU). Genetics and Heredity Zoology 

Working Dogs Traded by Ancient Cultures?

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Science Connecteddogs, genes

Dog people love their dogs, but did you know that in the Arctic, working canines were traded as valuable commodities at least 2,000 years ago?

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Friends at First Sight? Genetics May Decide Genetics and Heredity Neuroscience Psychology 

Friends at First Sight? Genetics May Decide

September 15, 2021February 23, 2022 Science Connectedfriendship, genetics

Is there a genetic component to friendship? Mice prefer friends who are genetically similar to them, regardless of other factors.

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brain cholesterol and Alzheimer's Disease research Genetics and Heredity Health 

Does Brain Cholesterol Control Alzheimer’s?

September 13, 2021August 25, 2022 Science ConnectedAlzheimer’s, genetics

Brain cholesterol levels may be the key to understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.

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Exercise Prevents Disease Through Genes Biology Genetics and Heredity Health 

The Effect of Exercise on Your Genes

August 25, 2021October 5, 2021 Science Connectedepigenetics, exercise, genes, genetics

Genes can be expressed in different ways, and new research suggests that exercise has a positive impact on gene expression and your health.

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Giant Virus Evolution and Nanotechnology Biology Genetics and Heredity 

Giant Virus Evolution Key to New Medical Nanotechnology

June 14, 2021August 20, 2021 Science Connectedvirus

Research into the evolution of giant viruses is helping scientists to understand and harness the viruses for innovative medical nanotechnology.

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Spotlight: Environment

A single family home made of cardboard sits on a red furniture dolly. Human migration trends toward areas affected by wildfires. Anthropology Climate Change 

Human Migration Trends Toward Wildfire Hot Spots

January 27, 2023January 24, 2023 Science Connectedclimate change, extreme weather, heat wave, heat waves, migration, wildfires
Research into human migration shows distinct patterns, including the surprising trend toward areas affected by wildfires.
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Play in the snow … for science!

January 25, 2023January 22, 2023 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, environment, ice, lakes, snow, water
These five citizen science projects call on you to observe your local weather and bodies of water, snow or no!
Emperor penguins facing each other across a gap in the ice. Credit: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0

Emperor Penguins Now a Threatened Species

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 Science Connectedanimals, birds, climate change, conservation, extinction, penguins
Skeletonized leaf typical of plots with bats excluded and trophic cascade prevented. Photo by Elizabeth Beilke, University of Illinois

Bats Protect Plants from Insects

January 13, 2023January 12, 2023 Science Connectedbats, defoliation, forests

Artificial Sweeteners Affect Our Bodies and Environment

December 9, 2022December 6, 2022 Science Connecteddiet
Fungi growing on mossy tree. Credit: Jesse Bauer/Unsplash

Fungi Bioblitz Follow-Up

November 18, 2022November 17, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science, ecology, environment, fungi
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