Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution

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Science and technology

Secrets of microbial motion: How bacteria swash, glide and shift gears to survive

Palo Verde Blooms

From ASU to agritech: An alumna’s budding career in crop innovation

August 14, 2025

Alexander Sastokas, a Caucasian male student with brown hair, wearing headphones, a red ball cap, glasses and showing a thumbs up, standing in a laboratory in front of shelving with miscellaneous boxes

Sun Devil community

Fueled by questions, guided by purpose: Grad prepares for research role at NIH

May 15, 2025

Petri dish with bacteria in it.

Science and technology

Swarm science: Oral bacteria move in waves to spread and survive

March 24, 2025

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Science and technology

Celebrating '20 Years of Discovery' at the Biodesign Institute

December 16, 2024

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A big, bold vision to change the world

December 06, 2024

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Understanding evolution at the cellular level

November 20, 2024

Cells dividing as seen through a microscope.

Science and technology

The high cost of complexity

November 04, 2024

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University news

Unraveling molecular mysteries

July 26, 2024

Graphic illustration of daphnia, a form of zooplankton.

Science and technology

Study challenges traditional views of evolution

July 12, 2024

A gila monster is perched next to a cactus with its mouth open.

Science and technology

ASU researchers first to fully sequence Gila monster genome, thanks to crowd-funding campaign

February 28, 2024