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Researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Chicago show that the optic gland in a maternal octopus undergoes a massive shift in cholesterol metabolism, resulting in dramatic changes in the steroid hormones produced.
University Research | University of Washington | The University of ChicagoResearchers from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the University of Washington, used MRI to demonstrate that in babies who later develop autism, the amygdala grows too rapidly in infancy.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of Washington | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | New York University | Washington University in St. Louis | McGill UniversityUniversity of Washington Urban Ecology Research Lab examines whether parallel evolution is occurring in cities all over the world.
University Research | University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington researchers have shown that a dental tool they created can measure the acidity built up by the bacteria in plaque that leads to cavities.
University Research | University of WashingtonResearchers at UW highlight a downside to the adoption of meditating - it can reduce feelings of guilt, thus limiting reactions like generosity that are important to human relationships.
University Research | University of Washington | Yale UniversityA UW study looks at how regenerative farming practices — soil-building techniques that minimize plowing, use cover crops, and plant diverse crops — affect the nutritional content of the food.
University Research | University of WashingtonUsing powerful tools and techniques developed in the field of structural biology, researchers at the University of Washington and Scripps Research have discovered new details about the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV.
University Research | University of WashingtonAs the green crab invasion in the state worsens, a new analysis method developed by University of Washington and Washington Sea Grant scientists could help contain future invasions and prevent new outbreaks using water testing and eDNA analysis.
University Research | University of WashingtonA team led by scientists at the University of Washington and special agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used genetic testing of ivory shipments seized by law enforcement to uncover the international criminal networks behind ivory trafficking out of Africa.
University Research | University of WashingtonResearchers at the University of Washington have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera. The system includes a plastic attachment that holds a tiny cup beneath the phone’s camera.
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