Chalker to expand hands-on science in K-12 classrooms
Douglas Chalker, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, received a five-year $660,281 collaborative award from the National Institutes of Health to expand hands-on science efforts in K-12 classrooms.
Midwest Climate Collaborative kicks off Jan. 28 during virtual summit
Washington University in St. Louis is a founding member of the Midwest Climate Collaborative, which will be officially introduced during an online summit Jan. 28.
The ‘surprisingly simple’ arithmetic of smell
Research from the lab of Barani Raman finds in locusts that the presence of smell can be determined by simply adding and subtracting the presence of certain neurons.
Heat conduction important for droplet dynamics
A team of engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering found that conduction of heat plays a larger role than previously thought in the dynamics of droplets on smooth surfaces that repel water.
Scientists detect world’s lightest magnesium
A new isotope of magnesium — magnesium-18 — was discovered by a team that includes Robert Charity, research professor of chemistry, and Lee Sobotka, professor of chemistry and of physics, both in Arts & Sciences, as reported in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Growing algae outside of wastewater
Zhen (Jason) He, professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has cleaned up the process for using wastewater to grow algae.
Understanding features that help cells stay organized
Work from the lab of Rohit Pappu at the McKelvey School of Engineering and colleagues at St. Jude continues to reveal novel findings about phase separation, the process cells use for organization.
A pathway emerges
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis described for the first time the structure of a bifunctional protein, called CcsBA, that transports heme and attaches it to cytochromes. The study led by Robert Kranz, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, captured two conformational states of CcsBA, a bacterial and chloroplast protein, allowing researchers to characterize the enzyme mechanism.
International team finds new mechanism critical for formation of membrane vesicles
A collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis, Université de Montréal and McGill University discovers a new importance of biomolecular condensates.
Mitigating environmental impact of herbicides
Research from the lab of Kimberly Parker at the McKelvey School of Engineering looks at the interactions of different herbicides and what they mean for herbicide drift.
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