The Divine Design of Muscle Mechanics
Investigating how muscle contraction angles impact force production, BYU student researchers Mickelle MacCabe and Logan Smith offer meaningful insights for treating foot pathologies and improving physical rehabilitation.
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The BYU Plant Genetic Resources Lab: Faith-Fueled Research for a Hungry World
In Dr. Jellen's lab, students are combating malnutrition and hunger through plant genetics.
Treating addiction with immunotherapy: BYU study links alcohol use and the immune system
A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative research involved 13 students and four professors across three departments in the College of Life Sciences and the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences.
Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge’s Procedure for Rapid Sepsis Diagnosis
Kenley Kohls and Braden Betteridge are perfecting a procedure that will save countless lives using the DNA of bacteria in the bloodstream to identify cases of sepsis in a few hours rather than twenty-four.
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