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UC lab relies on quality control for quail
November 18, 2022
University of Cincinnati biology students use QR scanners to organize care for birds in their lab.
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UC biologist unlocks secret of metal-munching bacteria
June 20, 2023
University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Annette Rowe is studying the power of microbes that can use minerals to store an electrical charge and then recover that energy when needed — like an organic battery.
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UC insights could lead to treatments for insect-borne illness
August 23, 2023
UC researchers are studying the parasite responsible for Chagas disease to unlock new treatments to prevent its transmission.
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Museum highlights UC’s student research opportunities
January 17, 2023
A local museum is highlighting a summer research program at the University of Cincinnati that invites students from across the country to the UC campus to work with faculty on sensory ecology projects.
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Pythons are true choke artists
September 16, 2022
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati found that it’s not just the size of a python's head and body that puts almost everything on a python’s menu. They evolved super-stretchy skin between their lower jaws that allows them to consume prey up to six times larger than similar-sized snakes.
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A big gulp for a little snake
August 25, 2023
Sure, pythons can swallow a deer whole, but the world-champion eater is a harmless African snake with a fondness for eggs.
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Rain can spoil a wolf spider’s day, too
January 17, 2024
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that wolf spiders can’t signal others or perceive danger from predators as easily after it rains. Even communicating with would-be mates is harder when rain saturates the forest floor.
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How to control honeysuckle without herbicides
February 14, 2024
University of Cincinnati botanist Denis Conover shares advice about how to eradicate invasive Amur honeysuckle without herbicides.
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Tornado's effects linger 25 years later
April 9, 2024
Biologists at the University of Cincinnati documented the recovery of a forest decimated by a tornado 25 years ago. Their findings demonstrate how major disturbances can have lasting and unexpected consequences for biodiversity.
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UC biologists unlock secrets of beetle’s amazing vision
March 20, 2024
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that sunburst diving beetles need water to develop and maintain their sharp vision. And understanding the foundations of this mechanism could shed light on our own vision deficits.