From rural Kenya to CLAS, grad student focuses on the flu
John Ngunjiri, a PhD candidate in molecular and cell biology, has moved as far and fast as the flu virus that he studies.
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Research IDs most promiscuous bird
An article in an upcoming issue of The Auk by biologist Chris Elphick and colleagues identifies the Saltmarsh Sparrow as a frequent flier – going from nest to nest to mate.
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Chemists ID key molecules in photosynthesis
Harry Frank, professor of chemistry, led research identifying the molecules in marine algae that direct it to convert light to oxygen in photosynthesis.
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Mystic Aquarium exhibits DNA work
Marine science professor Senjie Lin’s NSF research project on gene expression and red tide has kids at Mystic Aquarium hopping.
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Physicist leads $7M project
A physics faculty member in CLAS is heading a new $7 million, five-year study of ultracold molecules that includes researchers from UConn, Harvard, MIT, Yale, Temple, and the University of Colorado.
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Coins yield clues
Theoretical biologist Peter Turchin and a colleague from Stanford used hoards of Roman coins to estimate Roman population trends.
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CLAS experts: The skull is not Hitler’s
CLAS faculty members Nicholas Bellantoni and Linda Strausbaugh obtained DNA evidence to confirm that a skull long thought to be Hitler’s actually is from a woman.
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Anthropologist seeks submerged clues
Archaeological digs are usually associated with dry land, or, in some cases, creek or riverbeds. But David Robinson, a PhD student in anthropology and a professional maritime archaeologist, is taking digs (and student diggers) to new depths.
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