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Department of Biology

Department of Biology

Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program

Eberly's 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced

Developing embryos of elkhorn coral

Long-distance relationships for endangered corals

Meredith Defelice and Jim Marden

Two honored with 2021 Eberly College of Science Distinguished Service Awards

Illustration showing increased purifying selection and thermostability of G4 elements in gene-regulatory regions of the human genome

A new class of functional elements in the human genome?

warbler hybrid sits in a tree

Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors

camera trap collage

Snapshot USA: First-ever nationwide mammal survey now published

Elkhorn and staghorn corals on a reef

Reef-building corals and microscopic algae within their cells evolve together

plant cell wall components as filaments

What makes plant cell walls both strong and extensible?

Artist's conception of legume family tree

The legume family tree

clear and white egg masses in water

Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration

Elizabeth McGraw

Elizabeth McGraw named head of Department of Biology

Illustration showing increased mutation rate in non-B DNA

Unusual DNA folding increases the rates of mutations

Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on flower

Study: Bumble bees lacking high-quality habitat have higher pathogen loads

Bleached coral in the Galapagos Islands

Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching

elephants in grassland

Elephant genetics guide conservation

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