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March 04, 2009

Life Science

02/20/09

Life Science:  PhotoGraphy workshop visualizes urban ecology as art

ASU graduate students are bringing top researchers of deserts from around the world to ASU and presenting science in a way that’s unexpected – as art.

02/19/09

Science | Innovation / Entrepreneurship | Life Science | Engineering | Sustainability and environment:  Forum shows off ASU technologies

More than 50 venture capitalists, angel investors and industry executives came to campus to see what gems of technologies are ready to come out of ASU's laboratories.

02/13/09

Life Science | Research:  Invasive species: part of the price of doing business

ASU professor Charles Perrings says trade in exotic goods comes with significant local economic costs – in the rush to market, products also bring hitchhikers: invasive species.

02/12/09

Science | Life Science | Research:  Researchers investigate bird's 'carotenoid circle of life'

Researchers are finding that carotenoids – the compounds responsible for amping up red, orange and yellow colors of birds – also may play a role in a bird’s ability to reproduce, making it a cornerstone in birds’ vitality.

02/09/09

Science | Life Science | Research:  Stroke drug might improve learning, memory

A drug used to improve blood flow to the brain could improve learning and memory and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study with two ASU researchers.

02/05/09

Science | Life Science | Research:  ASU to study power of affectionate physical contact

A pair of ASU faculty members are diving into research about the health benefits of affectionate human touch.

01/16/09

Life Science:  ASU Darwinfest celebrates famous naturalist

ASU joins the global celebration of Darwin‘s 200th birthday and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of “On the Origin of Species,” with Darwinfest.

01/08/09

Life Science | Research:  Hydrocarbon afterglow reveals reproductive cheaters

An ASU research team has discovered a chemically-based “honest indicator” that reveals reproductive cheating in ants.

12/22/08

Science | Life Science | Engineering:  Eight faculty members elected as AAAS Fellows

Eight ASU faculty members are among the 486 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a prestigious international scientific society.

12/16/08

Life Science:  Online tools make biodiversity more accessible to public

Researchers from ASU are developing a Web tool that promises to revolutionize the way that people access information about the living world.