How Introductory Courses Deter Minority Students from STEM Degrees
The disparity in STEM educational outcomes impacts the diversity of STEM professionals
Articles by Oxford University Press
Scientists Identify Rare Evolutionary Intermediates to Understand the Origin of Eukaryotes
While simple prokaryotic bacteria formed within the first billion years of the Earth, the origin of eurkaryotes, the first cells with nuclei, took much longer.
Just How Blind Are Bats? Color Vision Gene Study Examines Key Sensory Tradeoffs
A new study has examined this question in the evolution of color vision genes across a large and diverse group of bat species
Caffeine Consumption May Extend Life Expectancy for People with Kidney Disease
A new study in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation indicates that consuming more caffeine may help reduce the risk of death for people with chronic kidney disease.
More to the Bunch: Study Finds Large Chromosomal Swaps Key to Banana Domestication
With next-generation sequencing tools available, researchers wanted to more finely explore the banana genome with an ultimate goal of helping breeding programs produce hardier, more disease resistant bananas
The Evolution of Beer
Findings have now clarified the origins of the major lineages of the hybrid yeasts