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DIGGING FOR GENES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BEHAVIORAL EVOLUTION [HOEKSTRA LAB]

(l to r) Hopi E. Hoekstra, Dana Brimmer, and Jesse Weber Many animals build elaborate structures—bees make hives, birds build nests, and rodents construct burrows—for which Richard Dawkins…

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ETHAN GARNER RECEIVES SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AWARD

Assistant Professor Ethan Garner has been selected for a three-year, $300,000 award from the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research. The program was created in…

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DECIPHERING A REGULATORY CODE WITHIN THE GENETIC CODE [CLUZEL LAB]

Arvind Subramaniam The genetic code is degenerate because most of the amino acids used in protein synthesis are encoded by multiple nucleotide triplets, or codons. The amino acid…

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