University of Utah biologists genetically manipulated nematode worms so the animals were attracted to worms of the same sex – part of a study that shows sexual orientation is wired in the creatures’ brains.
Read MoreMario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., distinguished professor of human genetics and biology at the University of Utah’s Eccles Institute of Human Genetics and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
A memorial to celebrate the life of Elizabeth R. Hayes, founder of the U’s modern dance department, is scheduled for Saturday October 6 at 1 p.m. in the Hayes Christensen Theatre on the University of Utah campus.
Read MoreOct. 4, 2007 – University of Utah scientists discovered a strange method of reproduction in primitive plants named cycads: The plants heat up and emit a toxic odor to drive pollen-covered insects out of male cycad cones, and then use a milder odor to draw the bugs into female cones so the plants are pollinated.
Read MoreContrary to arguments by critics, a University of Utah-led study found that legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon and the Netherlands did not result in a disproportionate number of deaths among the elderly, poor, women, minorities, uninsured, minors, chronically ill, less educated or psychiatric patients.
Read MoreAn institution of higher education can be judged by its contribution to scientific research and other scholarship through the internet footprint it leaves behind. That’s the method by which the Webometric Ranking of World Universities selected institutions of higher education to be on its list.
Read MoreWho wins the fifth annual “Bleed Red” blood drive competition between the University of Utah and Utah State University will depend on who bleeds the most during U’s Homecoming week. Taking place September 24-28, “Bleed Red” will hit Ute patriotism at its peak, giving Utah State a run for its 3-year wining streak.
Read MoreAs Utah ends one of its worst wildfire seasons, University of Utah geographers are embarking on research to help people protect themselves from flames, allow aircraft to better monitor fires and learn if beetle infestations contribute to wildfires.
Read MoreUniversity of Utah mathematicians have arrived at a new understanding of how salt-saturated ocean water flows through sea ice – a discovery that promises to improve forecasts of how global warming will affect polar icepacks.
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