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Driven to Discover
CBS researchers' yeast experiment opens a window on a critical step in evolution.
A new target for drug therapy could make it possible for natural human antiviral proteins to destroy HIV.
Tim Griffin and colleagues are closing in on a way to use proteins in saliva to detect cancer.
New gene-targeting technique holds promise for treating life-threatening conditions.
David Zarkower's lab has found that certain genes are needed not only to determine gender, but to maintain it.
Melissa Gardner is using her engineering know-how to sort out the interplay between proteins.
A team of researchers led by Jon Foley has created a recipe for globally sustainable agriculture.
Climate Tracker offers researchers a new way to make the connection between weather and climate.
Dan Voytas' targeted approach to modifying plan genomes to be developed by biotech firm.
John Albin, a doctoral student in Reuben Harris' lab, has discovered a clue to preventing HIV infection.
One step closer to making renewable "petroleum" using bacteria, sunlight and carbon dioxide.
One step closer to making renewable "petroleum" using bacteria, sunlight and carbon dioxide
Can we end our dependence on foreign oil?
Susan Jones' latest book is a detective story about anthrax with an unsettled ending
Researchers take a calculating look at how embryos differentiate
How can frogs help us build better hearing aids?
Steve Heilmann may have found an eco-friendly algae-based solution to our energy problems.
Gary Muehlbauer, new head of Plant Biology, studies the genomics of barley, which is primarily used to make beer.
Mark Borrello recounts the contentious history of group selection theory in a new book.
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler visits CBS during the St. Paul Campus Crawl, part of Inauguration Week, 2011.
Associate Professor Michael Travisano and postdoctoral researcher Will Ratcliff recently replicated the leap from a single-cell to multicellular organism in the lab.
Insect metamorphosis holds potential for better insecticides, clues to human puberty
U of M plant scientist uncovers clues to yield-boosting quirks of corn genome
Environmental tipping points
New test kit detects deadly chemical in infant formula
The next big thing in genomics
The fix is in and both sides win
Robert Sterner discusses the cost of solving the climate crisis
What's the next alternative energy source?
In the ear of the beholder
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Extraordinary Education
Undergraduates in a population genetics class are tracing their genetic roots back thousands of years.
CBS students Nora Ali, Suresh Pavuluri and Allan Kerandi honored for equity and diversity efforts.
Sehoya Cotner finds that children on the Galápagos Islands learn creationism rather than evolution.
Jeannine Cavender-Bares talks about teaching sustainability across institutions and cultures.
Jake Inda won the Goldwater Scholarship for his promise as a researcher, but he considers his experiences outside the lab just as important.
The CBS Biochemistry Club inspires the 12 and under set with fun, engaging science lessons.
Damé Idossa, whose family fled Ethiopia, started Circle of Giving to help other refugees and immigrants.
U of M dedicates new Science Teaching and Student Services building.
Jennifer Nicklay wants to open lines of communication about bioethics between scientists and citizens.
CBS receives a $1.5 million grant to boost undergraduate research opportunities
A team of biology education experts evaluates CBS' undergraduate program
Goldwater Scholarship winner Xiaoying Lou talks past, present and future
Michele Luhm Vigor's path from community college to medical school
CBS undergraduates receive diversity awards
Going the extra mile(s)
Fulbright winner Anh Tran talks about her next step
Lab research isn't just for juniors and seniors. Here's a fresh(man) view.
Undergraduates find value in conducting research
Incoming freshman participate in the Nature of Life orientation at Lake Itasca Biological Station and Laboratory.
CBS students brought home gold from MIT's 2011 iGEM competition for building a "nanobioreactor."
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Find out how the college's innovative active learning classrooms engage students in the discovery process.
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Jordan Wong is all over campus volunteering, studying and playing in the U's marching band.
Life in Biology
Bob Zink brings his unique background as an academic and an outdoorsman to the pages of popular science publications.
Retired biology teachers Darby and Geri Nelson live their commitment to education and the environment.
Graduate Student Daniel Nidzgorski is working to raise GLBT visibility on campus and in the sciences.
Vic Bloomfield has played many roles during his long tenure in the College of Biological Sciences.
CBS alum Amy Swanson combines a background in genetics with a passion for helping people.
Award-winning professor Paul Siliciano loves to bring his sometimes-intimidating discipline to life
After a 42-year career at the College of Biological Sciences, Professor Ross Johnson is retiring
Longtime professor Paul Siliciano wins a Morse Alumni Award for making a challenging subject accessible
CBS alum Deborah Carlson talks about her switch from lab to law office
Janet Boe was a top-notch naturalist. When she died, her husband Thom found the perfect way to honor her passion for Itasca.
Top genetics researcher Jasper Rine gives the 2010 CBS commencement sppech
The long view: 2010 Commencement speaker Jasper Rine
An evolution in housing
Bringing economic analysis to ecological problems wins Stephen Polasky a place in the National Academy of Sciences
Biotechnology researcher Kerry Gunning looks for novel solutions in the lab to real-world problems
Discoverer of fossil of first known flower returns to his roots
Transatlantic Science Week 2009 - Collaborate for survival of life and environment on our planet
More than Darwin, an interview with Randy Moore
Jon Foley's planet-scale approach to ecology
In pursuit of ruby-throated hummingbirds
Evolutionary biologist and author Sean Carroll gives the 2009 CBS commencement address
An interview with Eville Gorham
Bridging the divide between research and public policy
Lynn Rogers' close encounters with black bears
In the Field
A new projection shows the Earth's population is increasing more rapidly than previously thought. Meeting demand for food sustainability means growing more on less land.
Come opossums survive snake bites by staying a step ahead of evolutionary "upgrades."
A global ecology network created by CBS researchers overturns assumption about invasive plants
Craig Packer and colleagues find that lion attacks on people jump when the moon is at its brightest.
Two artists take to Cedar Creek's savanna, bog and woods to experience and interpret what they observe.
Human impact and weather cycles are shortening river food chains and bumping big fish off the top.
Elementary and secondary teachers come to Cedar Creek to learn from the experts.
Researchers descend to the depths of the Soudan Mine to study the unusual microbes that live there.
What’s the Mississippi River like as it starts its 2,300-mile journey from the forests of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico?
David Tilman wins top international ecology prize
Student biology research opportunities go global
Experiencing the "origin of species" firsthand
Fungi hidden in plants on a South Pacific island offer hope for human and environmental health
Study helps to explain why some tropical species are rare while others are common
Setting time limits for hunting and fishing, rather than quotas, may help maintain wildlife populations
Research team looks at large-scale environmental changes at spots around the globe
Metagenome project to explore microbial life in the Mississippi River
AIDS discovered in wild chimpanzees
Study finds that wolves lose predatory prowess as they age
Why CBS alum Sarah Knutie keeps returning to Itasca.
A collaboration at grassland research sites around the world, led by CBS researchers Elizabeth Borer and Eric Seabloom, is yielding powerful insights.
Let your legislators know that you support funding for updated labs and classrooms at Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories.
Alumni Profiles
CBS alum David Donovan combines his passions for policy and the outdoors as a GreenCorp member.
When Chad Toledo's father was diagnosed with cancer, he decided to do something about it
Ecologist Gary Back has spent decades helping ranchers bring their land into balance.
Plant biologist Victoria Ranua helps bring back the prairie and create a source of power.
Mitch Bellrichard has been fascinated by animals since he was a kid. Now he's on his way to becoming a vetrinarian
Ecology professor Mark Bee says Betsy Linehan-Skillings' cheerful attitude elevates the entire atmosphere of the lab
Becca McDougle took a dishwashing job in the biochemistry department just to find the right mentor for a medical research career.
CBS grad's pond restoration business uses ecology instead of chemistry to fix aquatic habitats.
Alumni Events
Join CBS and the Biological Sciences Alumni Society for Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
Join CBS alumnus Darby Nelson as he discusses his new book For Love of Lakes.
Donors, alumni and their families are invited to enjoy the natural beauty of Itascs, mingle with friends, and learn about the progress at Itasca in the past year at this special "Weekend in the Woods."
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