{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114661","title":"You are what you eat \u2014 or are you?","body":"Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much fat, carbohydrates and protein the food contains.\u0026nbsp;But inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-27T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/27\/2026-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much fat, carbohydrates and protein the food contains. But inside the body, digestion is far more complicated. Food passes through a living microbial ecosystem that can influence how many of those calories people actually absorb.","teaser":"Food labels make calories seem simple. 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But to Hao Yan, a professor in Arizona State University\u2019s School of Molecular Sciences and the director of the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, DNA is also architecture, machinery, language and possibility. 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Symptoms of infection can include fever, swollen lymph nodes and, in some cases, pneumonia.\u0026nbsp;What makes the pathogen especially concerning is how little it takes\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-20T16:01:33-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/20\/2026-4:01pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Scientists at Arizona State University have taken a key step toward understanding how the tularemia bacterium survives inside the human body. For the first time, the team has isolated and studied a set of proteins that play a central role in infection, revealing a potential weakness that could eventually be targeted with new treatments.","teaser":"Tularemia is a rare but highly infectious disease caused by\u0026nbsp;Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that can evade immune defenses. 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","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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Researchers used ultrafast X-ray laser pulses to capture atomic-scale snapshots of proteins in action while dramatically reducing the amount of sample required. 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DNA nanostructures could one day serve as ultra-dense carriers of digital information and advance the field of data encryption. Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Molecular Sciences|Department of Physics|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Microelectronics|Technology|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"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":"110901","title":"ASU researchers uncover the rules that guide how microRNAs control genes","body":"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\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. Instead, it follows consistent, conserved rules that can be identified and predicted using artificial intelligence.","teaser":"When a cell produces a microRNA, it creates two unique strands from a single molecule.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260127-asu-researchers-uncover-rules-guide-how-micrornas-control-genes","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\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","image_alt":"","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|Biodesign Virginia G. 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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. Researchers have focused on the buildup of amyloid plaques, tangles of tau protein and the slow loss of neurons that erode memory and thinking.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260116-science-and-technology-roots-alzheimers-disease-extend-beyond-brain","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\/AD-gut-brain-connection.png?itok=4mjfwMFZ","image_alt":"Illustration of a human brain.","image_caption":"New research is reshaping how scientists think about Alzheimer\u2019s by revealing unexpected connections between the gut and 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. The company\u2019s app, Vital-Trac, has received FDA clearance to remotely measure vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate.","teaser":"Americans wait an average of 31 days to see a health care provider, a 22% increase since 2022.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-01\/mindset_medical_asu.png?itok=phVjT7-t","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260114-health-and-medicine-democratizing-health-care-theres-app","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Preesha Kumar","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\/2026-01\/mindset_medical_asu.png?itok=phVjT7-t","image_alt":"Image of Vital-Trac App on a phone screen. Image courtesy of Mindset Medical and ASU. ","image_caption":"Image of Vital-Trac app on a phone screen. Photo illustration by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU RealmSpark|Skysong Innovations|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|Ira A. 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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. Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|School of Life Sciences|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Bioscience|Ecology|Environment|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"Infectious diseases","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"110066","title":"2026 ASU-Banner Neuroscience Scholar applications now open","body":"Applications are now open for the 2026 Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars Program, a prestigious summer research experience designed to launch the next generation of neuroscientists.Hosted jointly by Banner Health and Arizona State University, the program invites highly motivated undergraduate and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-12T11:10:37-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/12\/2025-11:10am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Applications are now open for the 2026 Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars Program, a prestigious summer research experience designed to launch the next generation of neuroscientists.","teaser":"Applications are now open for the 2026 Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars Program, a prestigious summer research experience designed to launch the next generation of neuros","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/180725-Event-NeuroscienceScholarsSymposium-0025.jpg?h=f8bd0e25\u0026amp;itok=pO3Koi29","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251212-2026-asubanner-neuroscience-scholar-applications-now-open","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\/2025-12\/180725-Event-NeuroscienceScholarsSymposium-0025.jpg?h=f8bd0e25\u0026amp;itok=pO3Koi29","image_alt":"Neuroscince Scholars cohort from 2025.","image_caption":"The Neuroscince Scholars cohort from 2025. 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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. 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Fresh off earning his engineering physics degree in Indonesia, he expected to spend only a few months in a lab before heading to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-03T12:59:49-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/03\/2025-12:59pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"At ASU\u0026#039;s Biodesign Institute, Gde Bimananda Mahardika Wisna \u2014 who goes by \u0026quot;Bima\u0026quot; \u2014 rediscovered not only his love for science but a new direction. 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Over time, that stress can speed up cognitive decline and increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-25T07:20:30-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/25\/2025-7:20am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In young adults with obesity, researchers have identified biological markers of inflammation, liver stress and detection of markers indicative of early damage to brain cells. They also had unusually low levels of the nutrient choline.","teaser":"For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. 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As a result, the genes and behaviors of the species adapt according to their environment and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-19T16:54:47-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/19\/2025-4:54pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new ASU study found that microbiome-mediated adaptation could help animals \u2014 and potentially humans \u2014 adjust to rapid environmental change far faster than genes alone allow.","teaser":"Most of us are familiar with natural selection \u2014 the process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce, passi","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/taichi_suzuki_mouse_bacteria3.png?itok=E80LKluN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251119-health-and-medicine-new-study-shows-how-microbial-transmission-can-affect-adaptive","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\/2025-11\/taichi_suzuki_mouse_bacteria3.png?itok=E80LKluN","image_alt":"graphic of DNA strand and GI tissue","image_caption":"Graphic by Jason Drees\/ASU","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes|Biodesign Institute|College of Health Solutions|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Biology|Environment|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":"109101","title":"Ecology pioneer to speak at ASU Biodesign Institute as part of lecture series","body":"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. 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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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Understanding how they do it can\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-03T09:09:29-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/03\/2025-9:09am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New studies from ASU reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella \u2014 slender, whip-like propellers \u2014\u00a0which may help in developing new tools to fight against infections.   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But deaths from Alzheimer\u2019s disease in the U.S.\u0026nbsp;increased by about 145%,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-24T05:40:54-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/24\/2025-5:40am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Research at the ASU-Banner Neurodegenerative Research Center is shedding new light on Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 and bringing the promise of effective treatments closer to reality. 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Think again","body":"More than 700 million people around the world trust virtual private network, or VPN, apps to keep their data safe.\u0026nbsp;Travelers use them on public Wi-Fi, people living under restrictive governments use them to reach blocked websites and many users rely on them to hide browsing habits from their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-23T11:03:26-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/23\/2025-11:03am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Cybersecurity researcher Benjamin Mixon-Baca exposes \u201csecure\u201d apps that leak data, share code and profit from your privacy.","teaser":"More than 700 million people around the world trust virtual private network, or VPN, apps to keep their data safe.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/SCAI_vpn6.jpg?itok=gVArIW3v","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251023-science-and-technology-think-your-vpn-keeps-you-safe-think-again","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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They are a global environmental and health concern, for a number of reasons.\u0026nbsp;Diego Mastroeni, an associate research professor at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, is asking a fresh question\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-20T10:34:58-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/20\/2025-10:34am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"It\u0026#039;s all over the news these days: Microplastics are everywhere, even in breast milk. They are a global environmental and health concern, for a number of reasons. 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