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Small Wonders
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For decades, scientists have wondered whether tiny structures known as Hirano bodies found in the brains of people with diseases such as Alzheimer’s were one of the causes or consequences of the disorder. Now, a University of Georgia cellular biologist and his colleagues have found evidence…
What is under threat?
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According to Shan Huang, a Ph.D. student at the UGA Odum School of Ecology, the effects of extinction impact more than just the endangered species.
Facing a wildlife crisis
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“White-nose syndrome” is spreading through states and devastating colonies of bats from Canada to North Carolina. A federal-state cooperative housed in UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine is part of team trying to determine the cause and solution.
Shaping two futures
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Chuck Mobley and Adam Barb, postdoctoral scholars in UGA’s Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, have two missions. The first is to shape their own research future. The second will help shape the future of postdoctoral scholars across UGA.
Key to the coral killer
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The UGA Odum School of Ecology is part of a research team that has identified human sewage as the source of a deadly pathogen that causes white pox disease in Caribbean elkhorn coral, which is an endangered species.
UGA researchers hit a gold mine
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UGA researchers have discovered a veritable medical gold mine. Nanoparticles of gold can help accurately detect influenza in a matter of minutes.