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ONE GENE, MANY MUTATIONS, CONTRIBUTE TO MOUSE SURVIVAL [HOEKSTRA LAB]

In recent years, a growing number of studies have reported the identity of genes that contribute to phenotypic variation.  However, few have narrowed the causative effects down to…

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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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HOPI HOEKSTRA RECEIVES NEW ESTELA MEDRANO AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AGING RESEARCH

Hopi Hoeckstra The award is named in memory of Estela Medrano, a professor at the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine and an internationally recognized…

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HOPI HOEKSTRA’S MOLECULAR APPROACH TO EVOLUTION

Hopi Hoekstra The three heads on the wall of Hopi Hoekstra’s office belong to the same species of blesboks, a South African antelope with a characteristic blaze on…

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