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Dr. Rachel Wood: Exploring Wetland Wonders

By Parker Smith October 04, 2023 10:53 AM
Meet Dr. Rachel Wood, a new assistant professor of biology researching aquatic ecosystems.

Dr. John Sproul: Unearth the Unknown

By Parker Smith October 02, 2023 09:05 AM
Meet John Sproul, a new assistant professor of biology studying genes and phylogenetics.

BYU researchers help lead biggest DNA and protein cancer study to date

By Shelby Clark August 28, 2023 04:27 PM
Two Brigham Young University researchers are principal contributors to the largest comprehensive study to date on how cancer spreads and affects proteins in the body.

Immense Proteogenomic Dataset Provides New Resource For Pan-Cancer Analysis

By Travis Davies August 14, 2023 05:20 PM
A proteogenomic dataset that was organized with the leadership of BYU's Dr. Sam Payne provides a new and accessible research for pan-cancer analysis. The dataset was published in Cancer Cell and will be an invaluable resource for cancer research and treatment.

Meet Our Biologists

Student Spotlight: Erica Conley

July 15, 2022 12:09 PM
Erica is a junior majoring in Biology. She enjoys the variety of directions there are to go with a biology degree. She said, "Everyone can have their own path and choose to do something they really enjoy doing. I am choosing to do cosmetic science, where I make cosmetic products in a lab."

Student Spotlight: Eva Jasinski

July 15, 2022 12:03 PM
Eva recently returned from a study abroad in Vietnam where she studied dragonflies and damelflies with Dr. Seth Bybee! She is majoring in biology and minoring in environmental science. Eva grew up in Seattle and will be a senior this fall. She plans to continue working in environmental research after graduation.

Student Spotlight: Badí Quinteros

July 15, 2022 11:54 AM
Badí is a junior from Cuenca, Ecuador double majoring in bioinformatics and genetics, genomics, and biotechnology. He loves meeting new people and doing research within his major. He plans to go into genetic counseling or a PhD program when he graduates from BYU.
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John S. K. Kauwe was an associate professor of biology at Brigham Young University when he gave this devotional on 19 July 2016.

2018 Rheumatic Relief Highlights

Children in Samoa are much more likely than other children in the Pacific to get rheumatic heart disease, a potentially fatal disease which causes inflammation to the heart and its valves.

BYU scientist explains how dirt holds the secrets of our atmosphere's future

BYU biologist Richard Gill joined colleagues at Duke and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in a study published in the current issue of Nature Climate Change that looks at the role of soil in the future of earth's atmosphere.

Biological Science Education Major

Dr. Josh Stowers discusses the Biological Science Education Major