Research

	Caught adrift in a changing climate Neha Mohanbabu investigates the effects of global stressors on prairie seed dispersal.
	Love on the (lion) brain Jessica Burkhart investigates oxytocin as a resource for facilitating lion introductions.
	Modeling microbial complexity Will Harcombe combines experimental and computational models to decode complex microbial interactions.
	Clever fly offers lessons on advanced predator adaptations Researchers find why the saffron robber fly doesn't often make hunting mistakes.
	Is broadly targeted sexual behavior a mistake? When these crickets come a’courting, they’re far from fussy – and these UMN researchers say that’s evolutionarily OK.
	A new tool to study cell movement promises to advance cancer research A team of U of M researchers' research has led to a new laboratory test to measure cell mechanotypes quickly and easily.
	Darwin’s imperiled finches A CBS alum researches an invasive parasite afflicting rare and threatened birds in the Galápagos.
	The Trumpet biocomputing platform heralds a new path for medicine A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota has developed a platform for a third method of biocomputing: Trumpet, or Transcriptional RNA Universal Multi-Purpose GatE PlaTform.
	Inclusive authorship reduces barriers to participation Experience running a global-scale ecological research network informs an innovative authorship framework.
	Getting to the bottom of spine cancer Yasuhiko Kawakami and colleagues aim to better understand the disease and open the door to new and more effective treatments.