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Out to sea
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From the Amazon to Antarctica, UGA professor Patricia Yager tracks climate change through her work as an oceanographer.
A Lucky Finding
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Wayne Parrott has answered a question that has stumped plant breeders for the past century: Why do some white clover plants have four leaves?
Directing traffic
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A new University of Georgia study published in the journal Nature has identified a critical enzyme that keeps traffic flowing in the right direction in the nervous system, and the finding could eventually lead to new treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.…
Heart of the Matter
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A new long-term study published by researchers at the University of Georgia, the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Australia and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia suggests that waist circumference, rather than the commonly used body mass index…
Can marine life catch your germs?
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The spread of lethal diseases from animals to humans has long been an issue of great concern to public health officials. But what about diseases that spread in the other direction, from humans to wildlife?
It’s not always in the genes
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A new University of Georgia study suggests that mothers who consume a diet high in trans fats double the likelihood that their infants will have high levels of body fat.