{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"112336","title":"ASU student featured in Harper\u0027s Bazaar Ukraine","body":"Alina Voronina, an undergraduate student and research aide at Arizona State University\u0027s Biodesign Institute Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, was recently featured in Harper\u2019s Bazaar Ukraine.As part of Carlo Maley\u2019s lab, Voronina is helping develop new approaches that could transform\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-26T10:48:48-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/26\/2026-10:48am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Alina Voronina, an undergraduate student and research aide at Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Biodesign Institute Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, was recently featured in Harper\u2019s Bazaar Ukraine. As part of Carlo Maley\u2019s lab, Voronina is helping develop new approaches that could transform how cancer is understood and treated. ","teaser":"Alina Voronina, an undergraduate student and research aide at Arizona State University\u0027s Biodesign Institute Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, was recently featured in Harper\u2019s Bazaar Ukraine.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/IMG_0781.jpg?h=70a04aa1\u0026amp;itok=aHxFA7yS","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260326-asu-student-featured-harpers-bazaar-ukraine","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Rithwik Kalale","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\/2026-03\/IMG_0781.jpg?h=70a04aa1\u0026amp;itok=aHxFA7yS","image_alt":"Alina Voronina being photographed for Harper\u0026#039;s Bazaar Ukraine.","image_caption":"Alina Voronina, an undergraduate student and research aide at the Biodesign Institute Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society, being photographed for Harper\u0026#039;s Bazaar Ukraine. 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These tiny compartments help generate the energy that powers not only our bodies, but also the cells of all eukaryotes (i.e., animals, plants, fungi and countless single-celled organisms like amoebae).The origin of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-03-13T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/13\/2026-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists have discovered unusual microbes that offer new clues about how cells adapt to life with little or no oxygen. 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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? Now, a fresh theory suggests that the ribosome may have started out as a parasite with virus-like properties before it became an essential partner in the cell.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","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.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/shutterstock_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260225-science-and-technology-did-ribosome-begin-parasite","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_2685663301.jpg?itok=4z1cmVb4","image_alt":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of messenger RNA","image_caption":"A 3D rendering of a ribosome translating a strand of mRNA. 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Instead, she\u2019s been named one of ASU\u2019s 2026 Regents Professors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"It\u2019s a bit difficult to describe the work Stephanie Forrest does as director of Arizona State University\u2019s Biodes","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20251202%20StephanieForrestRegentsProfessor_006.JPG?h=15433a1a\u0026amp;itok=7RPy3_D6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260219-science-and-technology-wannabe-high-school-math-teacher-regents-professor","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","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\/2026-02\/20251202%20StephanieForrestRegentsProfessor_006.JPG?h=15433a1a\u0026amp;itok=7RPy3_D6","image_alt":"An outdoor portrait of a woman with short white hair wearing glasses and a purple blouse","image_caption":"Regents Professor Stephanie Forrest, director of ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Center for Biocomputation, Security and Society, poses for a portrait outside of the Creativity Commons building on the Tempe campus on Dec. 2, 2025. 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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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In our bodies, it is the natural, or medicinally assisted, removal of toxic substances through the kidneys, liver and lungs.One part of this detoxification process is\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-12T13:34:49-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/12\/2026-1:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new study from researchers at ASU suggests detoxifying microbes in our body\u2019s digestive system may be helping tag and clear potentially harmful chemicals from the body. The discovery could help explain why people sometimes respond differently to the same medication, and could one day influence how physicians approach dosing, side effects and personalized medicine.","teaser":"\u201cDetoxification\u201d is a word most of us have heard, usually in the context of shakes or supplements. But what does it actually mean?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/gut-microbe-sulfonation.png?itok=UnmpRdPn","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260212-health-and-medicine-asu-researchers-discover-new-digestive-process-medication","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Rithwik Kalale","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\/2026-02\/gut-microbe-sulfonation.png?itok=UnmpRdPn","image_alt":"artwork of acetaminophen compound with gut microbes","image_caption":"Art by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Healthy Living|Bioscience|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Health and medicine"}},{"node":{"nid":"111266","title":"ASU ranks No. 9 worldwide, No. 5 nationally for US patents issued in 2025","body":"For the fifth time,\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University ranked in the top 10 universities worldwide for U.S. utility patents on the National Academy of Inventors\u2019 annual Top 100 Worldwide Universities list released today.ASU ranked No. 9 worldwide for the third consecutive year and rose one spot to No. 5\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-02-12T13:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/12\/2026-1:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Among the patents issued in 2025 are an assistive device for people with limited mobility and technology that aids with neurodegenerative testing.","teaser":"For the fifth time,\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University ranked in the top 10 universities worldwide for U.S.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20170622StockResearch_01.JPG?itok=O5co1qi-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260212-university-news-asu-ranks-no-9-worldwide-no-5-nationally-us-patents-issued-2025","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Enterprise Partners","contributor-contact-information-name":"Michelle Stermole","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-7402","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-02\/20170622StockResearch_01.JPG?itok=O5co1qi-","image_alt":"A college student looks into a microscope","image_caption":"Photo by Deanna Dent\/Arizona State University","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center|Skysong Innovations|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|College of Technology and Innovation|Ira A. 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For years, scientists have known that only one of those strands usually becomes active, but they have not understood how the cell makes that choice.A new study from Arizona State University shows that the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-27T11:16:11-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/27\/2026-11:16am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When a cell produces a microRNA, it creates two unique strands from a single molecule. For years, scientists have known that only one of those strands usually becomes active, but they have not understood how the cell makes that choice. A new study from Arizona State University shows that the decision is not random. 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Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.But a growing body of research is now pointing to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-16T08:14:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/16\/2026-8:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new study, Diego Mastroeni and his colleagues at Arizona State University have uncovered links between the mind-robbing progression of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and changes in the gut. The findings deepen our understanding of the gut-brain axis, suggesting new approaches for early diagnosis and treatment.","teaser":"For decades, Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been treated as a condition that begins and ends in the brain. 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And while telehealth visits provide cost-effective and accessible alternatives to in-person care, vital sign measurements such as heart rate and respiratory rates are difficult to monitor remotely.\u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-14T11:32:09-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/14\/2026-11:32am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The technology behind Mindset Medical, which aims to revolutionize telehealth, originated with the late ASU Professor Nongjian Tao\u2019s innovation. 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At dusk in the Arizona foothills, bobcats slip silently through dry washes and rocky crags.\u0026nbsp;These familiar animals seem worlds apart \u2014 one urban and social, the other solitary and elusive.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-06T12:10:27-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/06\/2026-12:10pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In two new studies, researchers used modern genomic tools to explore the hidden viral world in unexpected places. Together, the studies offer a snapshot of viral diversity in desert wildlife and demonstrate how scientists track viruses across hosts, environments and time.","teaser":"As the sun rises over the Sonoran Desert, bright green lovebirds gather noisily around backyard feeders. At dusk in the Arizona foothills, bobcats slip silently through dry washes and rocky crags.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/lovebirds_bobcats_circovirus.png?itok=Wn6_vERA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260106-science-and-technology-hidden-viruses-thrive-desert-wildlife","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\/2026-01\/lovebirds_bobcats_circovirus.png?itok=Wn6_vERA","image_alt":"A graphic depicting photos of a bobcat and two love birds","image_caption":"Beneath feathers and fur, a hidden viral world comes into focus through genomic research on Arizona\u2019s lovebirds and bobcats. 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Yet even with modern DNA sequencing, figuring out what these microbes are and how they are related to one another remains extremely difficult.In a pair of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T16:33:32-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-4:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Two new ASU studies debut tools that make it easier and more accurate to map microbial relationships and analyze biological data, boosting research on microbiomes, disease detection, environmental health and future medical advances.","teaser":"The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the planet\u2019s ecosystems.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/shutterstock_1220926492.jpg?itok=7me9Mtw5","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251211-science-and-technology-smarter-tools-peering-microscopic-world","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\/2025-12\/shutterstock_1220926492.jpg?itok=7me9Mtw5","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of a digital tree built from DNA-like connections","image_caption":"A digital tree built from DNA-like connections represents how scientists trace the ancestry of microbes. New tools such as TMarSel and scikit-bio are helping researchers build clearer microbial family trees and make better sense of the growing flood of genetic data. Graphic courtesy of the Biodesign Institute","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"109271","title":"Securing America\u0027s critical minerals supply","body":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display. They are a few of the 60 elements and minerals known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u201d These materials power our lives and are vital to the economy, energy systems and national\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T09:53:25-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-9:53am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; They are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at ASU are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials.","teaser":"You may never have heard of gadolinium, praseodymium or dysprosium, but you use them every day in your smartphone\u2019s display.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251210-local-national-and-global-affairs-securing-americas-critical-minerals-supply","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Monique Clement","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\/2025-12\/26%20KE%20Story%20-%20Critical%20Minerals_Banner_R3.jpg?itok=IQyUTh6r","image_alt":"A graphic depicting the periodic table elements lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum connected to their uses in batteries, microchips, steel, satellites, jets and common items like coins and soda cans.","image_caption":"Lithium, manganese, gallium, nickel and aluminum \u2014 used in products that affect our daily lives \u2014 are some of the many materials known as \u201ccritical minerals.\u0026quot; Critical minerals are essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but have vulnerable supply chains. Researchers at Arizona State University are innovating in areas that will help secure sustainable domestic supplies of these vital materials. Graphic by Andy Keena\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|NASPO Department of Supply Chain Management|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability|W. P. 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She managed to complete the exam before heading to the hospital, a moment that perfectly reflects an academic\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-04T15:42:13-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/04\/2025-3:42pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Driven by a personal mission, Christina Flynn wants to give families hope through science.","teaser":"Phoenix native Christina Flynn was taking one of her master\u2019s degree final ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/251118-Portraits-ChristinaFlynn-184.jpg?h=332f1785\u0026amp;itok=Y7kOQFrJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251204-sun-devil-community-science-family-affair-asu-grad","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"KE Strategic Marketing and Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Victor Chambers","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\/2025-11\/251118-Portraits-ChristinaFlynn-184.jpg?h=332f1785\u0026amp;itok=Y7kOQFrJ","image_alt":"Student Christina Flynn.","image_caption":"Graduate researcher Christina Flynn aims to shift public perception of autism from a permanent condition to a manageable illness through early, science-based intervention. 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Their work crosses disciplinary boundaries, from cognitive and learning sciences to evolutionary anthropology, from computer science to technology policy, showcasing the breadth and ambition of ASU\u2019s scholarly enterprise.","teaser":"Arizona State University has named four new Regents Professors \u2014 the university\u0027s highest faculty honor \u2014 for 2026.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/3b628190-06f6-4baa-b8c6-3ef82ea074a7.jpg?h=9bbbc2e7\u0026amp;itok=Mk4JRrBl","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251203-university-news-asu-names-4-regents-professors-2026","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\/2025-11\/3b628190-06f6-4baa-b8c6-3ef82ea074a7.jpg?h=9bbbc2e7\u0026amp;itok=Mk4JRrBl","image_alt":"An ASU Charter sign is lit up by a rising sun","image_caption":"Photo by ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|School of Public Affairs|School of Human Evolution and Social Change|Department of Psychology|Ira A. 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Established through the support of the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-14T12:51:12-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/14\/2025-12:51pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Now in its sixth year, the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute\u2019s annual Arntzen Grand Challenges Lecture Series welcomes distinguished researchers to discuss the latest developments in nature-inspired science, research and solutions development. This year\u2019s lecture will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health and features Barbara Han, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. 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This discovery opens door to new treatments as U.S. cases rise.","teaser":"Tuberculosis, a disease often thought of as part of the past, is reemerging across the United States.\u0026nbsp;But Arizona State University scientists have made a discovery that could help stop it.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/tuberculosis.jpg?itok=9LMbNJea","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251107-science-and-technology-asu-scientists-uncover-tuberculosis-bacteriums-heartbeat","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabriela Harrod","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\/2025-11\/tuberculosis.jpg?itok=9LMbNJea","image_alt":"red-colored TB bacteria under a microscope","image_caption":"A grouping of red-colored, rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis in human beings. 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Their findings could lead to better treatments for hard-to-heal wounds and open new avenues for tackling cancer and other diseases. 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