UO, Baylor team up for NIH-funded Model Organism Screening Center
Biologist Monte Westerfield will lead the UO's effort, using zebrafish in an effort to unravel genetic mysteries in rare diseases in humans.
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In starfish, UO biologist finds waves that drive cell division
Similar discovery in frogs at the University of Wisconsin are tied together in a new paper that points to a window of excitability as daughter cells are created.
Bilingual ed restrictions hurt California, says UO's Umansky
In a new report she and her co-authors identify barriers that limit opportunities and outcomes of students who are learning English.
Researchers will meld sciences to uncover new health treatments
The Center for Translational Neuroscience, led by Phil Fisher and Elliot Berkman, aims to deliver what is found in research to practical application.
UO center at intersection of biology, architecture receives new support
A grant from the Sloan Foundation will provide continued support for research conducted at the UO’s Biology and the Built Environment Center.
UO chemist Jasti aims to put his nanohoops into future devices
Application is down the road, but these tiny organic circular structures could land in solar cells, light-emitting diodes and medical diagnostics.
UO researcher sees troubling pattern in genes of Tanzanian monkeys
University of Oregon-led research taps regional landscapes to see how human activities affect an already endangered species.
Museum talks dive into island and coastal archaeology
French Polynesia, underwater archaeology and Easter Island's past are the topics for the annual Fall Archaeology Lecture Series.
Using fruit fly larvae, UO researchers capture the symmetry of movement
Neurons in the nerve cord neurons, similar in most organisms may point the way to new applications in medicine and robotics.
New theory of 'stealth dark matter' may explain universe's missing mass
UO's Graham Kribs is part of a collaborative effort that has put forth a new theory with novel routes to scientific confirmation.