Progress, approaches, and highlights of the “digital biology initiative” January 14, 2015 | 10 a.m.–noon | STSS 131A Would you like to use technology even more effectively to enhance student learning.

A new study by David Tilman shows healthier food choices are also healthier for the environment. As cities and incomes increase around the world, so does consumption of refined sugars, refined fats.

CBS researcher who developed a precise gene-modification technique receives University’s inaugural Entrepreneurial Researcher Award. Dan Voytas (Genetics, Cell Biology and Development), director of.

U of M researcher Mikael Elias shows that preventing communication between bacteria reduces the severity of infections. “Because [ Pseudomonas aeruginosa] can be totally resistant to all antibiotics.

Yaniv Brandvain uses genomes as historical guides to the uncover the genetic roots of self-pollinating plant species. Genealogists comb through historical records and family stories to trace a family.

New faculty member Suzanne McGaugh investigates mechanisms of genetic recombination and their evolutionary implications for cave fish. Imagine you were a fish who lived so deep in a cave that you.

EEB researcher receives award for outstanding contributions by a new investigator. Emilie Snell-Rood (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior) received the Animal Behavior Society’s 2014 Outstanding New.

Michael Smanski aims to engineer synthetic biochemical pathways and fine-tune small molecule production for industrial applications. We’re in the midst of a revolution in the life sciences and Michael.

Researchers argue that evolutionary thinking is key to addressing challenges such as food security, emerging diseases and biodiversity loss. R. Ford Denison, adjunct professor in the Department of.

As classes resume and we return to campus for a new academic year, I wanted to take a moment to mention a few milestones and some areas of momentum propelling us forward. First, the milestones: The.