Science & Technology

Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering have turned an age-old assumption about cell force on its head. Their work, published in PLOS Computational Biology, has implications for how cancer spreads and wounds heal.

Pawpaws are the state fruit tree of Missouri. But the trees tend to choke out woody bushes and flowering plants nearby, exerting a haphazard kind of pressure on would-be neighbors, according to research from WashU.

WashU engineer David Peters has developed a fresh approach to reaffirm classical airfoil theory.

WashU’s annual recycling drive for old or broken holiday lights is underway and runs through Thursday, Jan. 16. Collection bins are available on the Medical, Danforth, West and North campuses as well as The Link at the Loop.

Researchers at Washington University found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15.

People should be strategic about how and when they set new goals, according to positive psychology researcher Tim Bono at Washington University.

Bhupal Dev, an associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, will analyze possible neutrino interactions with dark matter at the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics in Germany.

Brad Jolliff, in Arts & Sciences, is part of the Artemis III geology team that is helping NASA to evaluate the nine potential lunar landing regions for their scientific potential.

Biologists in Arts & Sciences found that 57% of their samples of weedy rice collected in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana were resistant to herbicides.

Glioblastoma is an aggressive, incurable brain cancer that is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that glioblastoma has an internal clock and syncs its daily rhythms to match — and take advantage of — the rhythms of its host.