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Soccer Stars Cherish Role in Life-Saving Program
Senior soccer stars Lizzy Braby and Rachel Lyman reflect on their time with BYU's Rheumatic Relief program.
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Jake Hogan
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BYU grad seeks to use computational techniques to improve cancer research
By Paul Swenson
April 21, 2020 02:54 PM
When Jake Hogan first set foot on the Brigham Young University campus in the fall of 2016, he knew right where he wanted to focus his studies—cancer research. Hogan was intimately familiar with the disease after he’d seen both his grandfather and his younger brother each battle brain tumors.
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BYU researchers dig up ways to improve Utah Lake
August 01, 2019 01:08 PM
Researchers at BYU examined the sediment content of Utah Lake and its connection to toxic cyanobacteria
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BYU professor Byron Adams
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There are 57 billion nematodes for every human on earth; Understanding them will help address climate change
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 25, 2019 11:01 AM
Study details first global analysis of world's most abundant creatures
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Melting ice is forcing polar bears to swim more; the cost is high
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 11, 2019 07:27 AM
New research by BYU biologist Blaine Griffen finds the increase in swimming could permanently affect polar bear populations, leading to smaller bears, reduced reproduction rates and even increased risk of death for the bears.

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