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DNA mutations occur and accumulate during an individual's lifetime. Often these changes are harmless. But some mutations‐called driver mutations‐can trigger the formation of tumors. This is often because these mutations allow the cells to grow

Cell-biology labs often struggle to reproduce the research results of other groups. But a 15 July report suggests that many of those troubles would vanish if scientists reached out to the original experimenters. The report, released by the

MCDB is pleased to announce that the first Blumenthal Fellowship in Down Syndrome has been awarded to Amber Sorenson, a PhD student in Robin Dowell's lab in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) and the

Norman Pace, a �鶹��Ѱ����� distinguished professor in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology (MCDB), is retiring after this semester.His research and teaching career has been punctuated with prestigious awards, including

Most scientific papers list a handful of co-authors, but in a monumental example of scientific collaboration and real-world undergraduate research education, a study appearing this week in the online journal eLIFE includes more than 2500

By Paul MuhlradBarely six months into his new job, Joel Kralj is already making his mark. Kralj, an assistant professor in CU-Boulder’s Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and member of the BioFrontiers Institute, is one of

The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $300,000 grant to CU-Boulder School of Education Professor Derek Briggs and �鶹��Ѱ�����Denver School of Education & Human Development Professor Bud Talbot, and CU-Boulder Department of

Special Undergraduate Enrichment Programs is honored to announce the recipients of the 2014-15 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards. Undergraduates submitted letters of nomination highlighting their faculty mentor’s role on their

Polyploidization ‐ where the chromosome number is more than double the normal or haploid number ‐ is common in fungi, plants and animals, but its influence on evolution is unclear. The Dowell Lab study describes bench-top evolution

Some distinguished “students” dropped in on MCDB’s new Discovery Based Laboratory class yesterday. MCDB 2171 hosted �鶹��Ѱ�����President Bruce Benson, �鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder Chancellor Phillip DiStefano, Provost Russell Moore, Arts and Sciences Dean Steven Leigh, and