Natural Sciences

Ingrid Daubechies

August 6, 2018

Ingrid Daubechies' Favorite Theorem: It Involves Graphs And Biologists Love It

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white sea urchin

July 16, 2018

Smithsonian: Science Makes for A Dazzling Art Show

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Not all protein crystals exhibit the colorful iridescence of these crystals grown in space. But no matter their looks, all are important to scientists. Credit: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC).

June 26, 2018

Teaching a Machine to Spot a Crystal

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Works from the Art of a scientist exhibit

May 31, 2018

The Art of a Scientist

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Duke University doctoral students Jacqueline Gerson (Ecology) and Emily Levy (Biology) wanted to increase hands-on science opportunities for young women and other groups that are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math.

May 30, 2018

Doctoral Students Take Local Girls to the Outdoors to Teach Science and Leadership Skills

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Ranomasina with Velona

May 21, 2018

A Lemur Miracle: Baby Born Following Rare C-Section

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In a 3D illustration, a blue molecule is bound to a purple RNA molecule

May 4, 2018

Molecular Movies of RNA Guide Drug Discovery

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May 4, 2018

Can My Dog Read My Mind?

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A lab in the Levine SRC makes labs for other researchers to use

May 3, 2018

The Campus Lab That Makes and Sells Molecules

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The threadfin dragonfish lives more than two miles deep in the eastern Atlantic. Photo by Sonke Johnson

April 22, 2018

How Deep-Sea Fish Are So Exceptionally Black

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What to see at Duke this week -- women in science, sleep studies and early voting

April 20, 2018

What to See at Duke This Week: Good Sleep, Women in Science and Early Voting

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April 13, 2018

Looking at Cooking as a Science Experiment

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A new conductive “felt” carries electricity even when twisted, bent and stretched. Credit: Matthew Catenacci

April 3, 2018

Stretchable, Twistable Wires for Wearable Electronics

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Duke biologist Alejandro Berrio creates larger-than-life insect sculptures. This wooden mantis was exhibited at the Art Science Gallery in Austin, Texas in 2013.

March 29, 2018

Who Doesn't Love Giant Bugs?

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These bright students from around Durham (mostly from Duke) competed in teams to create something that would positively impact the environment.

February 21, 2018

Student Ingenuity vs. Environmental Issues (like Cow Farts)

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Our spines begin as a flexible column called the notochord. Over time, cells on the notochord surface divide into alternating segments that go on to form cartilage and vertebrae.

February 21, 2018

How A Zebrafish’s Squiggly Cartilage Transforms into a Strong Spine

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