Why lethal mutations persist: Fruit fly study points to newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...
Inside Higher Ed

Study: Improving STEM Equity With Helpful Syllabus Content

A course syllabus serves as a road map for navigating the upcoming term and content that will be covered, but researchers believe it could support students’ self-directed learning as well. A November ...
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Northwestern to Receive $50 Million to Study Life Sciences Using Mathematics

Northwestern University has been awarded $50 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation to establish the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics ...
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Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology

Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. This report explores and ...
Forbes

Majority Of US Biology Textbooks Teach Outdated Ideas About Gender And Sex, Study Finds

The textbooks used in about 66% of U.S. classrooms teach outdated ideas about the differences between sex and gender, a new study published in the journal Science from the American Association for the ...
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Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics

Northwestern University and the University of Chicago have been awarded $50 million from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation to establish the National Institute for Theory and ...