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The view from 75 miles up
The next big thing
Student research goes global
The evolution of a department
Tracking hummingbird migration

Ten years after a major reorganization, the biological sciences play an essential supporting role at the University of Minnesota.
The worst of times and the best of times
Cellulosic ethanol benefits health, environment | Male chimps use grooming to boost status | Key protein captured in 3D | Possible new approach to sleeping sickness | New details about evolutionary responses to climate change
Top biology prize goes to Regents Professor David Tilman | CBS students place at MIT genetic engineering competition | Faculty named Institute on the Environment fellows | Michael O’Connor tapped to lead genetics department