Yuntao Wu, professor of molecular and microbiology in the College of Science, has worked around the clock in his fight against AIDS. Two weeks ago, he went even further, bicycling 330 miles to raise money to fund his research.
There is evidence that suggests that oceans or seas may lie beneath the icy surfaces of moons such as Titan or Europa. But can these bodies of water contain any living organisms? Paul Cooper, Mason assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is on a team dedicated to finding the answer to that question.
Dinosaurs have been considered the largest animals to have ever walked on Earth. While they still maintain this status, a new study suggests that some dinosaurs may actually have weighed as little as half as much as previously thought.
Bioinformatics professor Lakshmi Matukumalli leads team to develop a high-density DNA mapping and identification tool called the BovineSNP50 BeadChip. The chip is revolutionizing cattle genetic improvement and genomics research.
