Probing a paradoxical drug response for irregular heartbeat
Research in Jon Silva’s lab at WashU McKelvey Engineering highlights the importance of genetic testing for precision medicine.
WashU scientists join 40-year study tracking changing tropical forests
WashU Arts & Sciences biologists Toby Pennington and Jonathan Myers contributed to an ambitious study on South America’s tropical forests, revealing important shifts in biodiversity.
WashU researchers use quantum biosensors to peer into cells’ inner workings
A team including scientists from the WashU Center for Quantum Leaps has harnessed nanodiamonds to take quantum readings of mitochondria. The work could reveal insights about cellular metabolism in health and disease.
Eleven WashU faculty elected to AAAS
Eleven WashU faculty members are among the new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community.
Dai named to Forbes ’30 Under 30′ list
WashU engineering researcher Yifan Dai was named to Forbes’ “30 under 30” science list for contributions to global cellular physiology.
Sun sets on the Sunlight glacier
Researchers at WashU are documenting the loss of the Sunlight glacier system near Sunlight Peak, Wyo.
Courtship is complicated, even in fruit flies
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a new model for understanding fruit fly courtship behavior, which can help with other sensory models in neuroscience research.
Exploring metabolic noise opens new paths to better biomanufacturing
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have determined the source of metabolic noise and harnessed it to benefit bioproduction in microbes.
Plant science with a twist
Biology and engineering researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered the mechanism of plants’ twisting roots.
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