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Touchdown: How Plant Sciences Research Is Helping BYU Football

May 15, 2025
Passionate about both football and plant sciences, Katie Anselmi jumped at the chance to conduct research on the BYU football field, collecting data that benefits the health and wellness of the players and improves their game performance.
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Ancient Enamel and Modern Insights: Exploring the Oral Microbiome of Egyptian Mummies

May 15, 2025
In the worn enamel and calcified plaque of ancient Egyptian teeth, Emily Buss and Carlos Moreno trace the evolution of oral bacteria—a link between the past and the present that offers insights into ancient diets, oral health, and disease.
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Unlocking Nature’s Time Capsule

May 15, 2025
Life sciences students are linking centuries-old research to the future at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands, and helping to answer modern questions about biodiversity, climate change, and conservation.
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Lessons on Endurance

May 15, 2025
Ty Hopkins shares powerful insights from personal trials, ultra-endurance cycling races, and spiritual reflection to redefine endurance not as a grind to the finish line, but as a joyful, refining journey of growth, gratitude, and connection with God.
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Painting Science into Art: Duke Rogers’s Quest for Lifelong Learning

May 15, 2025
Dr. Duke Rogers finds joy in interweaving his two passions: science and art. Both fields have helped him lead a life full of curiosity, lifelong learning, and discovery.
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When Science Meets Service: Israel Davila-Aleman Brings Faith to the Forefront of Research

May 15, 2025
After an impactful healthcare experience as a teenager in the Hope Clinic, Israel Davila-Aleman discovered a passion for service and a drive for conducting research to help those in need.
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Dean's Message

May 15, 2025
Dean Bridgewater shares how the College of Life Sciences uses both scientific and spiritual truths to inspire learning and discovery for the benefit of the world.
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