{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112391","title":"5 ASU faculty members named AAAS Fellows","body":"Five faculty from Arizona State University have been elected 2025 fellows\u0026nbsp;of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The AAAS Fellow honor is a recognition of the societal impacts of their outstanding career contributions.Mahmud Farooque, Jeffrey Jensen, Kenro Kusumi, Martin \u201c\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-26T14:30:40-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/26\/2026-2:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Five faculty from Arizona State University have been elected 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science: Mahmud Farooque, Jeffrey Jensen, Kenro Kusumi, Martin \u0026quot;Mike\u0026quot; Pasqualetti and Steve Semken. AAAS is one of the world\u2019s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. 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Yet, for all its importance, scientists have long wondered: How did this intricate structure come to be?Now, a fresh theory suggests\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-25T08:04:46-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/25\/2026-8:04am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The ribosome is one of life\u2019s most remarkable inventions \u2014 a tiny molecular machine inside every cell that turns genetic code into the proteins that keep us alive. Yet, scientists have long wondered: How did it come to be? 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They are commonly found in plankton communities and steadily become more abundant in the depths of oceanic environments, yet they remain some of the least understood forms of life on the planet.In a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-12T16:46:31-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/12\/2026-4:46pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Diplonemids are among the most abundant and diverse single-celled organisms in the world\u2019s oceans, yet they remain some of the least understood forms of life on the planet. Now, researchers at Arizona State University and international collaborators have produced the most detailed picture yet of how the model organism of this group is organized, and how it feeds, creating a foundational resource for studying a major but overlooked branch of life.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Diplonemids are among the most abundant and diverse single-celled organisms in the world\u2019s oceans.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_509184811.jpg?itok=XugVkXRZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260212-mapping-inner-life-mysterious-ocean-microbe","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_509184811.jpg?itok=XugVkXRZ","image_alt":"cells","image_caption":"Microscopy image of Euglena, a protist in the phylum Euglenozoa. 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The incoming researchers, all outstanding scientists in their respective fields, will further extend the already broad reach of the institute\u2019s portfolio, which encompasses human health,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-09-21T08:34:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/21\/2022-8:34am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University welcomes five new faculty members, beginning this fall. The incoming researchers, all outstanding scientists in their respective fields, will further extend the already broad reach of the institute\u2019s portfolio, which encompasses human health, national security and environmental sustainability.","teaser":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University welcomes five new faculty members, beginning this fall.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/4711898973_7c41ae436d_k.jpg?itok=a4Cya1Df","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220921-biodesign-institute-expands-its-scientific-reach-five-new-faculty","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/4711898973_7c41ae436d_k.jpg?itok=a4Cya1Df","image_alt":"Exterior of a Biodesign Institute building on Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Tempe campus.","image_caption":"The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University welcomes new faculty members to its Centers for Bioelectronics and Biosensors; Mechanisms of Evolution; Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics; Health Through Microbiomes; and Biocomputing, Security and Society.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Science|Technology|Academics","audiences":"Faculty|Staff","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93771","title":"ASU researcher wins coveted fellowship from Howard Hughes Medical Institute","body":"Jessica Warren has just received a prestigious Hanna\u0026nbsp;H. 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Following the emergence of cellular life on Earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple cells lacking a nucleus and other detailed internal structure dominated the planet. Matters would remain largely unchanged in terms of evolutionary development in these so-\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-08T16:24:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/08\/2022-4:24pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Paul Schavemaker, a researcher with the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, and Sergio Mu\u00f1oz-G\u00f3mez, formerly with Arizona State University and currently a researcher with the Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, take a fresh look at the puzzle of eukaryotic emergence.","teaser":"In the beginning, there was boredom. Following the emergence of cellular life on Earth, some 3.5 billion years ago, simple cells lacking a nucleus and other detailed internal structure dominated the planet.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_1457175311.jpg?itok=AxYjuhfO","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220808-new-research-emergence-first-complex-cells-challenges-orthodoxy","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_1457175311.jpg?itok=AxYjuhfO","image_alt":"Illustration of a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell.","image_caption":"Prokaryotic cells, which include bacteria and archaea, are structurally simple organisms, lacking the complex internal structure found in eukaryotes. 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Recently, a very unusual example of symbiosis at the cellular level was discovered by researchers with the\u0026nbsp;Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of\u0026nbsp;Evolution\u0026nbsp;at Arizona State University, along with international collaborators.A new study, led\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-06-11T13:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/11\/2021-1:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Across nature, symbiotic relationships abound. Recently, a very unusual example of symbiosis at the cellular level was discovered by researchers with the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution at Arizona State University, along with international collaborators.","teaser":"Across nature, symbiotic relationships abound.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/thumbnail_image001.jpg?itok=P1V2ll8W","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210611-strange-bedfellows-new-research-explores-rare-case-endosymbiosis","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/thumbnail_image001.jpg?itok=P1V2ll8W","image_alt":"","image_caption":"First author and ASU postdoctoral research scholar Sergio Mu\u00f1oz-G\u00f3mez. 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Sloan Foundation to extraordinary U.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-03-10T11:58:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/10\/2021-11:58am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University Assistant Professor Kerry Geiler-Samerotte was recently named a recipient of the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the most prestigious awards available to early career researchers. The 2021 fellowship cohort includes 128 researchers from 58 institutions across the U.S. and Canada. Each will receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship that can be used to advance their research. ","teaser":"Arizona State University Assistant Professor Kerry Geiler-Samerotte was recently named a recipient of the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/kerry_profile_photo.jpg?itok=QJB5dgRg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210310-asu-evolutionary-cell-biologist-kerry-samerotte-awarded-2021-sloan-research-fellowship","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Dominique Perkins","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-2131","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/kerry_profile_photo.jpg?itok=QJB5dgRg","image_alt":"portrait of ASU assistant professor Kerry Samerotte","image_caption":"Kerry Geiler-Samerotte is an evolutionary cell biologist and assistant professor in ASU\u2019s School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Center for Mechanics of Evolution.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Bioscience|Life Science|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"87640","title":"The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health","body":"In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a high degree of genetic stability. Mutagenic agents, which can threaten the integrity of the genetic code by causing mutations in DNA, pose a serious risk to human health. They have long been implicated in a range of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-12-21T13:48:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/21\/2020-1:48pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Mutagenic threats to a cell\u0026#039;s subtle machinery may be far more widespread than previously appreciated. In a new study, Michael Lynch and his colleagues demonstrate that DNA mutation itself may represent only a fraction of the health-related havoc caused by mutagens.","teaser":"In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a high degree of genetic stability.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/36882117176_8667ec562c_k.jpg?itok=F43XBkqc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201221-far-reaching-effects-mutagens-human-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/36882117176_8667ec562c_k.jpg?itok=F43XBkqc","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Michael Lynch is the director of the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution and professor at ASU\u0026#039;s School of Life Sciences.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"86698","title":"Are male genes from Mars, female genes from Venus?","body":"Males and females share the vast majority of their genomes. Only a sprinkling of genes, located on the so-called X and Y sex chromosomes, differ between the sexes. Nevertheless, the activities of our genes \u2014 their expression in cells and tissues \u2014 generate profound distinctions between males and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-09-11T10:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/11\/2020-10:06am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new paper in the Perspectives section of the journal Science, Melissa Wilson reviews current research into patterns of sex differences in gene expression across the genome and highlights sampling biases in the human populations included in such studies.","teaser":"Males and females share the vast majority of their genomes. Only a sprinkling of genes, located on the so-called X and Y sex chromosomes, differ between the sexes.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/webp.net-resizeimage_0.gif?itok=whNMd-uc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200911-are-male-genes-mars-female-genes-venus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/webp.net-resizeimage_0.gif?itok=whNMd-uc","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Melissa Wilson is a researcher in the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms in Evolution, the Center for Evolution and Medicine, and ASU\u2019s School of Life Sciences.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|Center for Evolution and Medicine|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Gender|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"86453","title":"Dragon DNA: Sequencing the genome of the rare tuatara","body":"New Zealand is home to an astonishingly rich web of life, with many indigenous plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth. Even amid such exceptional biodiversity, however, the tuatara stands out as one of the most remarkable of New Zealand\u2019s creatures.Tuatara and related species\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-08-06T08:06:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/06\/2020-8:06am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The tuatara is considered a living fossil and a genetic treasure trove for researchers like Melissa Wilson, a computational evolutionary biologist at the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, the Center for Evolution and Medicine and associate professor at ASU\u2019s School of Life Sciences.","teaser":"New Zealand is home to an astonishingly rich web of life, with many indigenous plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/webp.net-resizeimage_7.jpg?itok=e_34KaJN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200806-dragon-dna-sequencing-genome-rare-tuatara","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/webp.net-resizeimage_7.jpg?itok=e_34KaJN","image_alt":"","image_caption":"The tuatara is the last surviving member of the reptilian order Rhynchocephalia, which once flourished globally in the age of the dinosaurs. Today, they live only in New Zealand. Among the creature\u0026#039;s unusual traits are exceptional longevity and a combination of bird and reptile characteristics that have made their position on the evolutionary tree a matter of uncertainty. ","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85919","title":"Memories of home: ASU research shows how species can readapt to ancestral environments","body":"Genes are more than blueprints for building organisms. They are also vessels of memory. In new research published in\u0026nbsp;Science Advances, Wei-Chin Ho, a researcher in Arizona State University\u0027s\u0026nbsp;Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, and his colleagues describe how species can readapt\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-05-22T11:51:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/22\/2020-11:51am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In new research published in Science Advances, Wei-Chin Ho, a researcher in ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, and his colleagues describe how species can readapt to ancestral environments.","teaser":"Genes are more than blueprints for building organisms. They are also vessels of memory.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/8486394609_354ab56440_c.jpg?itok=xuKBBvfj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200522-memories-home-asu-research-shows-how-species-can-readapt-ancestral-environments","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/8486394609_354ab56440_c.jpg?itok=xuKBBvfj","image_alt":"Plasticity","image_caption":"Phenotypic plasticity, along with random mutations introduced into a population, are what drive adaptation to novel environments. But what happens when a species adapts to an environment it has already inhabited thousands of years ago?","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Health care|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85866","title":"Mutational meltdown: Can we push SARS CoV-2 off an evolutionary cliff?","body":"From New York to Luxembourg, Namibia, Iceland and Bhutan, the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has turned the modern world into a crisis zone. An unprecedented global effort is underway to understand the elusive pathogen and find effective therapies.An intriguing approach to treating COVID-19, the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-05-18T16:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/18\/2020-4:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In addition to providing a hopeful candidate for the treatment of SARS CoV-2, mutational meltdown could offer a new blueprint for treating a broad range of infectious diseases. The method is particularly attractive as it holds the potential to deliver a knockout blow to infectious agents, causing such widespread damage to their genomes that they are unable to develop antiviral or antibiotic drug resistance.","teaser":"From New York to Luxembourg, Namibia, Iceland and Bhutan, the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has turned the modern world into a crisis zone.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/v2_editorial_lynch_mutational-meltdown_may2020_0.jpg?itok=pUTx-RYl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200518-mutational-meltdown-can-we-push-sars-cov-2-evolutionary-cliff","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/v2_editorial_lynch_mutational-meltdown_may2020_0.jpg?itok=pUTx-RYl","image_alt":"Mutational meltdown","image_caption":"This graphic shows a series of viral replication cycles for a hypothetical viral population within a patient \u2014 with four representative virus genomes shown at each time point. At the time of infection, no mutations are present. Over time, mutations accumulate, and if natural selection fails to eliminate these harmful mutations, each generation may become less fit than the preceding. In this way, the most fit genome carries more and more deleterious mutations over time. This phenomenon, known as Muller\u2019s ratchet, sets the viral population on a one-way path to extinction. Graphic courtesy of Shireen Dooling","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Health care","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"84145","title":"Aquatic microorganisms offer important window on the history of life","body":"The air, earth and water of our planet are pulsating with living things. Within it, a vast and diverse web of life exists, about which almost nothing is known. This is the world of flagellates, tiny organisms that persist in staggering numbers in many diverse ecosystems around the world.According\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-11-25T06:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2019-6:21am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In new research appearing today in the journal Nature Microbiology, ASU\u0026#039;s Jeremy Wideman and his colleagues describe a new method for investigating the genomes of eukaryotic flagellate organisms. A better understanding of these elusive creatures could offer vital clues about their early progenitor: Known as LECA, this cell gave rise to all complex life on Earth.","teaser":"The air, earth and water of our planet are pulsating with living things. Within it, a vast and diverse web of life exists, about which almost nothing is known.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_wideman_eukaryotes_story.jpg?itok=t-k-hqE0","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191125-aquatic-microorganisms-offer-important-window-history-life","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_wideman_eukaryotes_story.jpg?itok=t-k-hqE0","image_alt":"","image_caption":"The graphic shows a tree of life for complex forms known as Eukaryotes that arose mysteriously around 1.2-2 billion years ago from a progenitor known as LECA (for Last Eukaryote Common Ancestor.) ASU researcher Jeremy Wideman and his colleagues used a new method to sequence mitochondrial DNA for around 100 species of flagellates \u2014 tiny aquatic organisms that populate many branches of the tree. These are seen on the graphic as red dots marking the particular lineages these flagellates belong to. Graphic by Shireen Dooling","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students|Campus students|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83951","title":"Myxoma\u0027s viral leap into Iberian hares sheds light on how viruses swap genetic material","body":"Viruses are all around us \u2014 they are present in most environments, lying in wait for the optimal host, and they even reside within our bodies, whether we know it or not. While hopping from species to species, these viruses can swap genetic material with each other and sometimes even with the host.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-11-07T11:57:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/07\/2019-11:57am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For decades, there were reports of Iberian hares that had been found dead with lesions on their bodies that closely resembled that of myxoma virus-infected rabbits experiencing myxomatosis. To confirm that these hares were infected with a myxoma-like virus, tissue samples were collected and sequenced.","teaser":"Viruses are all around us \u2014 they are present in most environments, lying in wait for the optimal host, and they even reside within our bodies, whether we know it or not.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-11-06_at_11.16.14_am.png?itok=k0tlECjM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191107-myxomas-viral-leap-iberian-hares-sheds-light-how-viruses-swap-genetic-material","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-11-06_at_11.16.14_am.png?itok=k0tlECjM","image_alt":"Iberian hare","image_caption":"For decades, there were reports of Iberian hares that had been found dead with lesions on their bodies that closely resembled that of myxoma virus-infected rabbits experiencing myxomatosis. To confirm that these hares were infected with a myxoma-like virus, tissue samples were collected and sequenced.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Environment|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83360","title":"Kombucha culture","body":"In today\u2019s health conscious community,\u0026nbsp;kombucha\u0026nbsp;is all the rage. Its appeal comes from its accessibility and alleged health benefits, which range from introducing probiotics to killing deleterious bacteria in the human body.\u0026nbsp;But as is the case for many things in science, there is\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-09-04T14:04:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/04\/2019-2:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In today\u2019s health conscious community, kombucha is all the rage. Its appeal comes from its accessibility and alleged health benefits, which range from introducing probiotics to killing deleterious bacteria in the human body. But the microscopic microbes inhabiting this fermented concoction could also offer insight into how microbial communities interact, more specifically on how symbiotic relationships form within complex microbial models.","teaser":"In today\u2019s health conscious community,\u0026nbsp;kombucha\u0026nbsp;is all the rage.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_aktipis_kombucha_aug2019-01.jpg?itok=javctndg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190904-kombucha-culture-microbial-communities-fermented-drink-can-teach-us-about-cooperation","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_aktipis_kombucha_aug2019-01.jpg?itok=javctndg","image_alt":"Kombucha ","image_caption":"The microscopic microbes inhabiting this fermented concoction could offer insight into how microbial communities interact, more specifically on how symbiotic relationships form within complex microbial models. 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Indeed, one such\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-08-01T12:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/01\/2019-12:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new commentary appearing in the Aug. 2 issue of the journal Science, ASU\u0026#039;s Carlo Maley and USC\u0026#039;s Darryl Shibata describe the dynamics of CTVT, a sexually transmitted cancer in dogs, which arose in a single ancient animal that lived as much as eight-and-a-half millennia ago.","teaser":"If there is any consolation to be found in cancer, it may be that the devastating disease dies with the individual carrying it. Or so it had long been assumed.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/image_9.jpg?itok=4WWBF44s","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190801-cancer-without-end-discovery-yields-fresh-insights","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/image_9.jpg?itok=4WWBF44s","image_alt":"","image_caption":"CTVT first emerged in a dog that lived 4,000-8,500 years ago. All CTVT tumors carry the DNA belonging to this \u201cfounder dog.\u0026quot; By counting and analyzing the mutations acquired by CTVT tumors around the world, researchers can piece together how and when CTVT emerged and spread. Artist\u2019s impression of the \u201cfounder dog\u201d that first gave rise to CTVT. This dog\u2019s phenotypic traits were interpreted from the genetic variation found in the DNA of the cancer that it spawned. Image credit: Emma Werner","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83144","title":"Major class of viruses reveals complex origins","body":"Comparing a living cell to a virus is a bit like comparing the Sistine Chapel to a backyard doghouse. Lacking the intricate machinery of living cells, viruses represent biology stripped down to an extreme level. They are the true minimalists of the biological world.Nevertheless, the field of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-07-31T18:25:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/31\/2019-6:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The field of virology is brimming with unanswered questions about the architecturally simple yet mysterious entities called viruses. In new research, Arvind Varsani, a molecular virologist at ASU, joins a prestigious international team to explore CRESS DNA viruses, ferreting out genetic fragments revealing the complexities of viral evolution.","teaser":"Comparing a living cell to a virus is a bit like comparing the Sistine Chapel to a backyard doghouse. Lacking the intricate machinery of living cells, viruses represent biology stripped down to an extreme level.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_varsani_virus-replication_073019.jpg?itok=FF0yL5wF","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190731-discoveries-major-class-viruses-reveals-complex-origins","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_varsani_virus-replication_073019.jpg?itok=FF0yL5wF","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Viruses are composite structures that can acquire genetic material from a variety of sources. Unlike cells, viruses can use either DNA or RNA as their genetic material. As the graphic illustrates, viruses can acquire genetic fragments and incorporate these into their genome. By matching common sequences, the current study explores three plausible evolutionary events that may have contributed to a central component found in a large and important viral group known as single-stranded CRESS viruses. Graphic by Shireen Dooling","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83061","title":"Sex, lies and crustaceans: New study highlights peculiar reproductive strategies of Daphnia","body":"Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play an essential role in freshwater ecology. Daphnia, a type of planktonic crustacean, are the primary consumers of algae and are an important food source for fish and other aquatic life.Daphnia\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-07-15T14:03:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/15\/2019-2:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play an essential role in freshwater ecology. Now, Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Michael Lynch and his colleagues, including lead author Zhiqiang Ye, believe they have identified a variation in a single gene (unique to Daphnia) that accounts for the non-male-producing (NMP) trait","teaser":"Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play an essential role in freshwater ecology.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_lynch_daphnia_071219.jpg?itok=cVO9gywp","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190715-sex-lies-and-crustaceans-new-study-highlights-peculiar-reproductive-strategies-daphnia","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/editorial_lynch_daphnia_071219.jpg?itok=cVO9gywp","image_alt":"Illustration of the Daphnia reproduction cycle","image_caption":"Daphnia are microcrustaceans that inhabit ponds and lakes around the world. This graphic shows the unusual reproductive strategy used by the organism. In this system, known as cyclic parthenogenesis, Daphnia can alternate between sexual and parthenogenetic (asexual) reproduction. Graphic by Shireen Dooling","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Postdocs","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82292","title":"New study settles controversy around red wolves, Mexican gray wolves ","body":"Once, wolves roamed free in great numbers across the deserts, arboreal forests, grasslands and Arctic tundra of the continental U.S. Today, their populations have been depleted \u2014 the result of human actions and loss of their vital habitats.The red wolf and Mexican gray wolf are among the most\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-04-03T10:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/03\/2019-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Red wolves and Mexican gray wolves are listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, though their taxonomic status has been controversial and politically charged. An expert panel, appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and including ASU Professor Michael Lynch, conducted an analysis of scientific literature to answer the questions: Are the Mexican wolf and red wolf distinct species?","teaser":"Once, wolves roamed free in great numbers across the deserts, arboreal forests, grasslands and Arctic tundra of the continental U.S. Today, their populations have been depleted \u2014 the result of human actions and loss of their vital habitats.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/mexican_wolf_2_yfb-edit_1_0.jpg?itok=Q0Dwyyks","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190403-discoveries-asu-study-red-wolves-mexican-gray-wolves-clarification","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/mexican_wolf_2_yfb-edit_1_0.jpg?itok=Q0Dwyyks","image_alt":"Mexican wolf running","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Ecology|Environment|Life Science|Sustainability|Politics","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Law, journalism and politics"}},{"node":{"nid":"81108","title":"ASU rises in national research rankings","body":"Continuing on its path as a rapidly growing research enterprise, Arizona State University reported $545 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2017, up from $518 million in FY16, according to a recent report by the U.S. National Science Foundation. ASU is holding its rank at No. 44 for\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-12-20T16:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/20\/2018-4:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Continuing on its path as a rapidly growing research enterprise, ASU reported $545 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2017, up from $518 million in FY16, according to a recent report by the U.S. National Science Foundation. ASU is holding its rank at No. 44 for total research expenditures in the U.S., remaining ahead of the California Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago. Among institutions without a medical school, ASU moved up one spot to No. 8, ahead of Princeton University and Carnegie Mellon University.","teaser":"Continuing on its path as a rapidly growing research enterprise, Arizona State University reported $545 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2017, up from $518 million in FY16, according to a recent report by the U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20170622candylab_04.jpg?itok=ZijBlxEn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181220-asu-news-asu-rises-national-research-rankings","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20170622candylab_04.jpg?itok=ZijBlxEn","image_alt":"A science lab","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Earth and Space Exploration|Advanced Capabilities for National Security Institute|Ira A. 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He decided that his skills in evolution and computational biology would be well-suited for the job.\u201cI went to PubMed and looked for all papers that had\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-01T14:03:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/01\/2018-2:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Carlo Maley\u0026#039;s curiosity about the evolution of disease has been awarded \u2014 again. After receiving an $8.5 million grant in June from the National Cancer Institute to establish the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, Maley has been awarded a $10.8 million grant from the NCI to develop a Breast Pre-Cancer Atlas with Shelley Hwang at Duke University and Robert West at Stanford University.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"When\u0026nbsp;Carlo Maley\u0026nbsp;first delved into his studies on the evolution of disease, he was struck with how little the field had been explored.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/19526434003_2ecbd6129b_z_1.jpg?itok=r4m7hfAH","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181101-national-cancer-institute-awards-carlo-maley-108m-grant","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/19526434003_2ecbd6129b_z_1.jpg?itok=r4m7hfAH","image_alt":"Carlo Maley ","image_caption":"Carlo Maley, associate professor in the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society and director of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center, was selected as a recipient of a $10.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. 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The five-story, 191,000-plus-square-foot building gives scientists even more space for groundbreaking research, with high-quality wet lab space for chemistry, engineering and the biological sciences arranged in a \u201cneighborhood\u201d-style open layout that encourages collaboration.","teaser":"The mission of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University started with the desire to replicate a single blade of gr","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/180917_biodesign_c_grand_opening-15_0.jpg?itok=wC2uqLyh","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180917-solutions-science-forefront-biodesign-c-grand-opening","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Emma Greguska","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"(480) 965-9657","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/180917_biodesign_c_grand_opening-15_0.jpg?itok=wC2uqLyh","image_alt":"Michael crow","image_caption":"ASU President Michael Crow welcomes visitors to the grand opening of the Biodesign Institute Building C on Monday. The third of four structures of the institute will be home to the world\u0026#039;s first compact X-ray laser and other labs and research-support space. Photo by Charlie Leight\/ASU Now","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Molecular Sciences|School of Life Sciences|Department of Psychology|Ira A. 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But that theory doesn\u2019t hold true for the Amazon molly, an all-female fish species that scientists have now traced back its evolutionary history to show that is has thrived for millennia in the fresh waters along the Mexico-Texas border (and, more recently, in aquariums everywhere).","teaser":"The very rare animals that reproduce asexually \u2014 only about one in a thousand of all vertebrate species \u2014 are thought to be at an extreme fitness and ecological disadvantage compared with their sexual counterparts, who always reshuffle their DNA t","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/samegenessam.png?itok=AUEYe37r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180213-survival-all-female-fish-species-points-its-dna","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/samegenessam.png?itok=AUEYe37r","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Ever since the Amazon molly was the first asexual vertebrate discovered in 1932, scientists have wondered how this came to be. Now, new clues are being uncovered with the completion of its genome. 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ASU scientist Michael Lynch has shown these mutations occur more often at the G+C DNA chemical letters.","teaser":"To make the iconic, twisted double helix that accounts for the diversity of life, DNA rules specify that G always pairs with C, and A with T.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/4365555558_4a45f12f9d_o_1.jpg?itok=5Td7KYBf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180105-discoveries-asu-dna-composition-michael-lynch-study","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/4365555558_4a45f12f9d_o_1.jpg?itok=5Td7KYBf","image_alt":"","image_caption":"In single-celled eukaryotes, yeast contain 38 percent G+C content, plants like corn have 47 percent, and humans contain about 41 percent. The big question is, why? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"76007","title":"Take a sneak peek inside ASU\u0027s new Biodesign C building","body":"Biodesign C, the $120 million building expansion of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, continues to rise along Rural Road at ASU\u2019s Tempe campus.Much of the building is now in place ahead of an April 2018 completion date. Biodesign staff recently toured the construction site for a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-12-15T00:01:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2017-12:01am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Though dust and construction equipment still fill the new Biodesign C building, it will be ready for research in just a few months.","teaser":"Biodesign C, the $120 million building expansion of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, continues to rise along Rural Road at ASU\u2019s Tempe campus.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/biodesign_c-7642.jpg?itok=P4KqV23t","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20171214-sneak-peek-inside-asus-new-biodesign-c-building-under-construction","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"Ben Petersen","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/biodesign_c-7642.jpg?itok=P4KqV23t","image_alt":"Biodesign C tour","image_caption":"Though dust and construction equipment still fill the new Biodesign C building, it will be ready for research in just a few months. 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Inside a cell, every DNA phrase or sentence that makes a protein, known as a gene, first must be precisely copied, to ensure its instructions can properly build the foundation of life.But much like children tasked in the game with faithfully whispering a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-11-17T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/17\/2017-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A study on how sporadic mutations affect cell function may also provide a new window into the understanding of non-inherited forms of human disease.  ","teaser":"It\u2019s biology\u2019s version of the whisper game. Inside a cell, every DNA phrase or sentence that makes a protein, known as a gene, first must be precisely copied, to ensure its instructions can properly build the foundation of life.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_48176035.jpg?itok=jA3ZOcuk","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20171117-researchers-explores-genome-fidelity-its-consequences-cellular-health","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations \u0026amp; Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Joe Caspermeyer","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4858","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_48176035.jpg?itok=jA3ZOcuk","image_alt":"","image_caption":"A study on how sporadic mutations affect cell function may also provide a new window into the understanding of non-inherited forms of human disease.  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For example, mutations in the human genome cause crippling birth abnormalities and are the source of innumerable genetic diseases, from hemophilia and sickle cell anemia to congenital heart defects and cancer.Mutations,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222016-10-04T14:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/04\/2016-2:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The word \u201cmutation\u201d conjures many images, virtually all of them negative. For example, mutations in the human genome cause crippling birth abnormalities and are the source of innumerable genetic diseases, from hemophilia and sickle cell anemia to congenital heart defects and cancer. For researchers, teasing out the origins of these changes could aid in treatment in certain disease-associated mutations.","teaser":"The word \u201cmutation\u201d conjures many images, virtually all of them negative.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/malemutationbias.png?itok=NgJb5nqm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20161004-discoveries-asu-biodesign-male-mutation-bias","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/malemutationbias.png?itok=NgJb5nqm","image_alt":"Sperm fertilize an egg","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}}]}