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The evolution of a tumor
The results of evolution are often awe-inspiring — from the long neck of the giraffe to the majestic colors of a peacock — but evolution does not always create structures of function and beauty. In...
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For Lemurs, Water Holes Are a Matter of Taste
It’s 1 PM and you’re only halfway through a 6-hour hike, climbing in steep terrain under a 100° cloudless sky. Your water bottle is nearly empty, and you’ve heard the worst of this hike is yet to...
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#UniqueScientists Is Challenging Stereotypes About Who Becomes a Scientist
University of North Carolina cell biologist Efra Rivera-Serrano says he doesn’t look like a stereotypical scientist: he’s gay, Puerto Rican, and a personal trainer. Known on Twitter as @NakedCapsid or...
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Polymath Mae Jemison encourages bolder exploration, collaboration
Photo from Biography.com “I don’t believe that [going to] Mars pushes us hard enough.” This was just one of the bold, thought-provoking statements made by Dr. Mae Jemison, who came to speak at Duke on...
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Paleo Fact and Fiction: the Key to Being Healthy
Humans have conquered smallpox and drastically reduced child mortality rates, yet we now face problems never seen before. Conditions like heart disease, obesity, cancer, and diabetes pose serious...
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A Day of STEM for Girls
On any average weekday at Duke University, a walk through the Engineering Quad and down Science Drive would yield the vibrant and exciting sight of bleary-eyed, caffeine-dependent college students...
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Duke Scientists Studying the Shape of COVID Things to Come
The novel coronavirus pandemic has now resulted in more than 3 million confirmed cases globally and is pushing scientists to share ideas quickly and figure out the best ways to collaborate and...
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Following In The Footsteps of Elephants
Imagine for a moment that you’re 6,000 pounds, living in one of the wildest places on Earth, with no schedule, nowhere to be. How do you decide where to spend your time? Where to go next? Do you move...
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Saving Africa’s Biggest Trees to Help Earth Breathe
Like wine, cheese, and savvy financial investments, many tropical trees become more valuable with age. This is particularly true when it comes to carbon storage, because old trees are often the...
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Researchers created a tiny circuit through a single water molecule, and...
Graphic by Limin Xiang, Arizona State University Many university labs may have gone quiet amid coronavirus shutdowns, but faculty continue to analyze data, publish papers and write grants. In this...
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Why Ruffed Lemurs (and Their Gut Microbes) Need to Eat Greens
We offered fruit-eating ruffed lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center fresh lettuce each afternoon for 10 days. They happily ate it and their gut microbiomes shifted, suggesting that leafy greens could be...
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“Do No Harm to Whom?” Challenge Trials & COVID-19
DAVIDE BONAZZI / SALZMANART Imagine: you wake on a chilly November morning, alarm blaring, for your 8:30 am class. You toss aside the blankets and grab your phone. Shutting the alarm off reveals a...
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We Are Not All Living The COVID Moment Equally
We are all living within the Covid moment, but we are not living within the Covid moment equally. The pandemic has exposed a recurrent rift in the United States’ healthcare system: Black Americans and...
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Dealing With Lead for Life
Though lead has been widely eliminated from use in products due to proven health risks, the lifelong consequences of childhood lead exposure for children born in the era of lead use in gasoline are...
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Wednesdays, My New Favorite Day
After my freshman fall, I swore I’d never take another 8AM class. Yet, when a microbiology lab was the only opportunity I had for an in-person course in Duke’s disrupted Fall 2020 semester, I jumped...
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The evolutionary advantage of being friendly
We’ve all heard the term “survival of the fittest,” which scientist Charles Darwin famously coined to explain how organisms with heritable traits that give them an advantage — such as avoiding...
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Brain Structure May Not Influence Personality After All
New study casts doubt on links between personality and brain structure. MRI scan courtesy of Annchen Knodt, Duke University We know personality comes from the brain, but does that mean the brain’s...
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Claire Engstrom, a Student Researcher Working to Treat Duchenne’s Muscular...
Meet Claire Engstrom, a Senior from Pasadena California. Claire is a Biology major who works in the Gersbach Lab at Duke. Claire first got involved with on-campus research through her pre-orientation...
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A Computer Scientist Investigating the Source Code of Life
We are all born with defining physical characteristics. Whether it be piercing blue eyes or jet black hair, these traits distinguish us throughout our entire lives. However, there is something that...
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Her Research Path Winds Through a Plant’s Growth
The beauty of research is that it allows you to take control of your own path. “We are very lucky to be in the position to decide what we love to do and do it,” says Tai-ping Sun, a Duke biology...
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