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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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Stahnke, she didn\u2019t realize how unusual their evening routines were.\u201cWhen we arrived at our destination, we always hunted outside for scorpions that glowed under our black light\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-01-05T16:04:59-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/05\/2026-4:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Learn about the scientist who developed a scorpion antivenom that saved the lives of countless children in Arizona in the 1950s to 1980s. And discover how research involving desert creatures continues at ASU today \u2013 offering insights into their evolutionary history and the possibility of medical breakthroughs.","teaser":"Written by Douglas C. TowneWhen Karen Clark was a child traveling with her grandfather, the late ASU Professor Herbert L. 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Yet despite its importance, much about the hormone has remained unclear.\u0026nbsp;A new study published in PNAS uses the largest dataset of oxytocin measurements ever assembled\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-18T13:31:19-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/18\/2025-1:31pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In the largest study of its kind, researchers have gained insights into how oxytocin patterns \u2014 which play a central role in building attraction, trust and social bonds \u2014 occur differently in females and males throughout their lifespans.","teaser":"Oxytocin, often called the \u201clove hormone,\u0022 plays a central role in building attraction, trust and social bonds among humans. Yet despite its importance, much about the hormone has remained unclear.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/oxytocin%20story.png?itok=lmlwGO8C","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251218-health-and-medicine-new-study-reveals-how-bonding-hormone-shifts-across-sex-and-age","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Human Evolution and Social Change","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Martin","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\/oxytocin%20story.png?itok=lmlwGO8C","image_alt":"Child\u0026#039;s hand gripping an adult\u0026#039;s hand.","image_caption":"ASU researchers uncovered that distinct oxytocin patterns occur in females and males throughout their lifespans. 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Now imagine that same pattern playing out in the highlands of Ethiopia among a crowd of wild monkeys.That is exactly what a team of Arizona\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-17T09:24:36-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/17\/2025-9:24am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New research from ASU shows that, like human babies, the youngest gelada monkeys pick up the most adenoviruses early in life, telling us something important about immunity and how viruses move through social groups.","teaser":"If you have young kids or spend time around day care centers, you know the drill: Someone gets a cold, and soon the whole group is sniffling and sneezing.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/_MG_7685%20%282%29.JPEG?itok=N7e7qP4o","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251217-science-and-technology-findings-adenoviruses-baby-gelada-monkeys-provide-window-our-own","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\/2025-12\/_MG_7685%20%282%29.JPEG?itok=N7e7qP4o","image_alt":"baby gelada monkey clinging to an adult gelada monkey","image_caption":"A baby gelada monkey clings to an adult gelada monkey. 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But that\u0027s a hard thing to do when so much of modern life relies on using fossil fuels. Beyond fueling your car or generating electricity, we convert\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-15T07:33:16-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/15\/2025-7:33am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Amanda Godar, who\u2019s graduating with a PhD from Arizona State University\u0026#039;s microbiology program this fall, spent her degree investigating how to produce chemicals that are helpful to humans in more eco-friendly ways, such as using bacteria that can convert sugars derived from crops.","teaser":"Curbing the effects of climate change means cutting down emissions of carbon dioxide \u2014 a greenhouse gas emitted by the burning of fossil fuels. But that\u0027s a hard thing to do when so much of modern life relies on using fossil fuels.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/amanda%20godar.jpg?itok=f8oFLPVf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251215-science-and-technology-graduating-phd-student-uses-biotechnology-sustainably-produce","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Risa Aria Schnebly","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\/amanda%20godar.jpg?itok=f8oFLPVf","image_alt":"A woman with brown hair wears a lab coat and holds a pipette at a lab bench","image_caption":"Graduating ASU PhD student Amanda Godar works with strains of bacteria that have been genetically modified to make chemicals that are helpful to humans. 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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":"109996","title":"From fish tanks to fieldwork: Dean\u2019s Medalist makes waves in ocean research","body":"Viktor Meszaros has always been enchanted by the weird and wonderful creatures of the ocean. But growing up in Mesa, Arizona, he never thought he\u2019d have the chance to study them himself.Instead, he brought some of those creatures into his own home, carefully learning to feed hermit crabs, grow\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T11:02:43-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-11:02am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"From a desert childhood spent raising hermit crabs and coral in his bedroom to earning ASU\u2019s Dean\u2019s Medal for marine research, Viktor Meszaros proves you don\u2019t need an ocean to dive into ocean science.","teaser":"Viktor Meszaros has always been enchanted by the weird and wonderful creatures of the ocean. But growing up in Mesa, Arizona, he never thought he\u2019d have the chance to study them himself.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/viktor.jpeg?itok=AS-5Tfoq","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251211-sun-devil-community-fish-tanks-fieldwork-deans-medalist-makes-waves-ocean-research","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Risa Aria Schnebly","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\/viktor.jpeg?itok=AS-5Tfoq","image_alt":"A man with dark hair smiles at the camera.","image_caption":"Viktor Meszaros, who\u0026#039;s graduating with a bachelor\u0026#039;s degree in biological sciences this semester, earned the Dean\u0026#039;s Medal for ASU\u0026#039;s School of Life Sciences. 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Combined with the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-11T10:38:07-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/11\/2025-10:38am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Raedon Anderson conducted research about the breeding patterns of the endangered Chiricahua leopard frog. She hopes to\u00a0keep working with turtles in the future, either as a graduate student or entering the conservation\u00a0workforce.","teaser":"The ponds and streams between Arizona and New Mexico were once teeming with the snore-like croak of\u0026nbsp;a unique endemic\u0026nbsp;amphibian: the Chiricahua leopard frog.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/IMG_6378%5B75%5D.jpg?itok=ynQED10u","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251211-environment-and-sustainability-graduating-barrett-student-conducted-research-help-save","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Risa Aria Schnebly","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Polytechnic campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-12\/IMG_6378%5B75%5D.jpg?itok=ynQED10u","image_alt":"A hand holding a spotted green frog","image_caption":"Raedon Anderson conducted research about the breeding patterns of the endangered Chiricahua leopard frog, pictured here. 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But really, it is made up of whole interwoven communities of cyanobacteria, mosses and lichens that hold dryland soil in place and enrich it with\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-12-10T17:28:23-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/10\/2025-5:28pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Much of the biocrust \u2014 a \u201cliving skin\u201d that holds soil in place and enriches it with important nutrients like carbon and nitrogen \u2014 across the world\u2019s drylands has been degraded or destroyed, leaving areas like the Sonoran Desert susceptible to erosion and dust storms. Ana Heredia-Velasquez, graduating with PhD in microbiology, has been working to improve biocrust restoration efforts.","teaser":"Much of Sonoran Desert is covered with a \u201cliving skin\u201d: biocrust. 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That small moment, a few seconds of personal disclosure, might seem trivial.\u00a0New research from ASU suggests those seconds can shift how students experience an entire course, especially students who have themselves been marginalized.","teaser":"When an instructor quietly mentions their partner or includes a short line about their identity in a syllabus slide, most students hardly blink.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/PaloVerdeBlooms.jpg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20251112-few-words-big-impact-how-one-sentence-can-make-classrooms-more-inclusive","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":"School of Life Sciences|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}},{"node":{"nid":"108816","title":"ASU scientists uncover tuberculosis bacterium\u2019s \u0027heartbeat\u0027","body":"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.Researchers from the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-07T08:15:52-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/07\/2025-8:15am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers have identified a molecular system inside the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, called\u00a0Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which acts like the organism\u2019s heart or lungs. 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But a sweeping\u0026nbsp;new study published in the\u0026nbsp;Journal of Mammalogy reveals that our understanding\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-11-05T13:48:20-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/05\/2025-1:48pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"After hundreds of years of discovering and cataloging thousands of mammal species, it would be easy to assume that by now, science has found and named every kind of mammal that exists in nature. But a sweeping\u00a0new study, led by ASU researchers, reveals that our understanding of mammal diversity is still expanding, and at a rate faster than most people realize.","teaser":"After hundreds of years of discovering and cataloging thousands of mammal species, it would be easy to assume that by now, science has found and named every kind of mammal that exists in nature.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-11\/Rock%20Pocket%20Mouse%20%28Chaetodipus%20intermedius%29%2C%20Santa%20Catalina%20Mountains%2C%2026%20Apr%202025.jpg?itok=82X5fILm","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251105-science-and-technology-thousands-mammals-and-counting-hidden-biodiversity-growing","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\/Rock%20Pocket%20Mouse%20%28Chaetodipus%20intermedius%29%2C%20Santa%20Catalina%20Mountains%2C%2026%20Apr%202025.jpg?itok=82X5fILm","image_alt":"A mouse navigates rocky terrain","image_caption":"A rock pocket mouse navigates the rocky terrain of Arizona\u0026#039;s Santa Catalina Mountains in April 2025. 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But as the new director of the ASU\u0026nbsp;Biocollections, Song is ready to step away from his comfort zone.\u0026nbsp;\u201cI thought I would\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-29T15:15:19-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/29\/2025-3:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Hojun Song has dedicated over two decades to studying locusts, grasshoppers, crickets and katydids \u2014 those jumping insects that most people would struggle to tell apart. But as the new director of the ASU\u00a0Biocollections, Song is ready to step away from his comfort zone. ","teaser":"Hojun Song has dedicated over two decades to studying locusts, grasshoppers, crickets and katydids \u2014 those jumping insects that most people would struggle to tell apart.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/Song%20holding%20locusts.jpg?itok=vZFipGKt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251029-environment-and-sustainability-insects-mammals-asu-biocollections-next-generation-scientists","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Risa Aria Schnebly","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\/2025-10\/Song%20holding%20locusts.jpg?itok=vZFipGKt","image_alt":"Hojun Song holding a locust in each gloved hand","image_caption":"Hojun Song holds up two locusts, creatures in the grasshopper family that can swarm in the millions. Song\u0026#039;s decades of research studying the insects led him to the ASU Biocollections, where he is serving as the new director. 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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. ","teaser":"Among the major causes of death, Alzheimer\u2019s disease is a striking outlier.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/alzheimersroundup6.png?itok=uUvn0Fpo","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251024-science-and-technology-untangling-alzheimers-asu-researchers-tackling-our-understanding","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\/2025-10\/alzheimersroundup6.png?itok=uUvn0Fpo","image_alt":"Graphic illustration of a brain","image_caption":"Research advances are beginning to fit the many puzzle pieces of Alzheimer\u2019s disease into a coherent picture, offering new hope for patients and their families. 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Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology and society|Student life|Engineering|Research","audiences":"Graduate students","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":"108046","title":"How a rabbit virus learned to infect hares","body":"Myxoma virus, or MYXV, is a type of poxvirus \u2014 a family of large DNA viruses that include smallpox and monkeypox.\u0026nbsp;Myxoma virus does not infect humans, and in its original American rabbit hosts, it causes only mild skin growths. But when introduced into European rabbits in the 1950s, it\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-10-06T13:15:05-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/06\/2025-1:15pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Recently, scientists were surprised to see a new form of the myxoma virus jump species, from rabbit to Iberian hares, causing high death rates. Understanding how this virus overcame species barriers could shed light on how poxviruses in general adapt and emerge as new threats. ","teaser":"Myxoma virus, or MYXV, is a type of poxvirus \u2014 a family of large DNA viruses that include smallpox and monkeypox.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-10\/shutterstock_2193008875.jpg?itok=jH4Om2mr","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20251006-science-and-technology-how-rabbit-virus-learned-infect-hares","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\/2025-10\/shutterstock_2193008875.jpg?itok=jH4Om2mr","image_alt":"Rabbits","image_caption":"A new study reveals how the myxoma virus, once deadly only to rabbits, evolved the genetic tools to infect Iberian hares. By acquiring just a few key genes, the virus learned to dodge a new host\u2019s immune defenses \u2014 offering rare insight into how viruses jump species and adapt. The research, led by scientists at Arizona State University, could help us better understand viral evolution and even inspire new approaches to treating disease. Stock photo","related_story":"","news_units":"ASU Health|Biodesign Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Bioscience|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Community","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"}},{"node":{"nid":"107991","title":"Chemical biology expert to deliver fall Eyring lectures at ASU","body":"On Oct. 16\u201317, Benjamin\u0026nbsp;Cravatt will be the featured speaker for the\u0026nbsp;School of Molecular Sciences\u2019 Eyring Lecture Series at Arizona State University\u0027s Tempe campus.The general lecture on Oct. 16, titled \u201cExpanding the Drug Target Universe,\u201d will be presented at 6 p.m. in the Old Main\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-29T13:38:06-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/29\/2025-1:38pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"World-renowned chemical biologist Benjamin Cravatt will visit ASU this October to share how his pioneering research is transforming the search for new drug targets \u2014 and opening possibilities for treating some of today\u2019s most challenging diseases.","teaser":"On Oct. 16\u201317, Benjamin\u0026nbsp;Cravatt will be the featured speaker for the\u0026nbsp;School of Molecular Sciences\u2019 Eyring Lecture Series at Arizona State University\u0027s Tempe campus.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/0324-401-Feature-Scripps_Ben-Cravatt-In-Article.png?itok=KilLJ9xj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250929-chemical-biology-expert-deliver-fall-eyring-lectures-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jenny Green","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-1430","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\/2025-09\/0324-401-Feature-Scripps_Ben-Cravatt-In-Article.png?itok=KilLJ9xj","image_alt":"Man wearing black shirt","image_caption":" Professor Benjamin Cravatt of The Scripps Research Institute. 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Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who gets to decide how it\u2019s used.The\u0026nbsp;Data for Indigenous Implementations Interventions and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-17T13:25:12-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/17\/2025-1:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who gets to decide how it\u2019s used.","teaser":"Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who gets to decide how it\u2019s used.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/karinafilming.jpg?itok=z2GgC-la","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250917-science-and-technology-safe-harbor-indigenous-data-inside-d4i-tribal-data-repository","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\/2025-09\/karinafilming.jpg?itok=z2GgC-la","image_alt":"photo of Karina Hernandez-Hernandez filming a video for the repository","image_caption":"Karina Hernandez-Hernandez, PhD student in the Tsosie Lab, on set filming for the Data for Indigenous Implementations Interventions and Innovation, or D4I, Tribal Data Repository. 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Experiments fail, fieldwork falls apart, and the weight of expectations from advisors and peers can become overwhelming.\u0026nbsp;That\u0027s why a new Arizona State University initiative is tackling the culture of silence\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-09-15T08:43:16-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2025-8:43am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For many graduate students in STEM, the pressure to succeed can feel relentless. The\u00a0Fail-Safe Science repository, launching through ASU\u0026#039;s RISE Center and the Cooper Biology Education Research Lab, features senior scientists openly sharing their stories of challenges they encountered during graduate school and how they navigated them.","teaser":"For many graduate students in STEM, the pressure to succeed can feel relentless. Experiments fail, fieldwork falls apart, and the weight of expectations from advisors and peers can become overwhelming.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-09\/IMG_8137.jpg?itok=jyBda5-e","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20250915-failsafe-science-strengthening-grad-student-mental-health","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\/2025-09\/IMG_8137.jpg?itok=jyBda5-e","image_alt":"image displaying the words \u0026quot;fail-safe science repository\u0026quot;","image_caption":"Courtesy image","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Life Sciences","interests":"","audiences":"","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"feed_only_article","field_saf":""}}]}