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Laura Fletcher: Discoveries in Energy Allocation

Hannah LeSueur
By Hannah LeSueur
February 22, 2022
Laura Fletcher (‘22) thought she wanted to study dead fossils and bird evolution when she started the biodiversity and conservation major. However, after participating in engaging research opportunities she discovered a passion for studying energy-use similarities throughout all living organisms.
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Operation Outbreak: Educating our community through pandemic simulations

Hannah LeSueur
By Hannah LeSueur
February 16, 2022
Operation Outbreak, a pandemic simulation experience, is back at BYU for the second year in a row. Operation Outbreak participants use an app to simulate a pandemic outburst similar to COVID-19.
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Intellect

State-funded BYU study finds elk move when hunting season starts — and it's causing problems

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
February 16, 2022
Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that when hunting season starts, elk in Utah move off of public lands — where they can be hunted — and onto private lands — where they cannot be hunted. And then, when hunting season is over, they shift right back to public lands.



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A pickle party: A closer look at reptile embalming

By Taylor Nelson
February 11, 2022
A group of herpetology enthusiasts drive through the winding canyon roads of Utah, dry, sandy mountains lining the highway. Nestled in the backseats and trunks of cars, herpetologists bring the reptilian or amphibious carcasses they find in the desert to an annual gathering at the end of the year, ominously called a pickle party.
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Intellect

BYU researchers discover locations of ancient Maya sacred groves of cacao trees

Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
January 31, 2022
BYU researchers led a project to locate the ancient site of Maya cacao tree groves. Their work led them to sinkholes in the Yucatan, where they conducted soil anaylses to confirm evidence of cacao, a plant considered divine by the Maya.
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Life Science Students Win Big at CURA Awards

By Sydney Springer
January 25, 2022
The Garden Court in BYU’s Wilkinson Center bustled with people on November 11, 2021, as rows of hung posters displayed the latest scientific findings by BYU Life Science students. The research ranged from the study of social dominance in humans to protein bindings; from standards for emergency and trauma care to insulin secretion.
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Reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

By Allie Richael
January 25, 2022
Serious infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise. How can you help stop the spread? Microbiology and Molecular Biology professor Julianne Grose suggests five simple ways you can reduce the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Microbiology & Molecular Biology welcomes new academic program coordinator

By Allie Richael
January 25, 2022
Nancy Morrill recently joined the Microbiology & Molecular Biology department as an academic program coordinator. In this role, she will help Microbiology & Molecular Biology graduate students along their academic path. She is responsible for reviewing graduate student applications, providing academic guidance to students, and assisting with events like the agar art competition.
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International cross-pollination in genome sequencing work

By Allie Richael
January 18, 2022
Genome assemblies provide scientists with the genetic map of a plant, animal, or human. Genome sequencing has grown at high speeds in 20 years, yet there is still more to be done. BYU Plant and Wildlife Sciences professor Paul Frandsen collaborated with researchers across the country to assess the last two decades of genome sequencing.
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