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The common palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra is shown along with how it appears having evolved to imitate two separate poisonous species.

Studying Butterfly Colors: A Flip of the Genetic Switch

January 27, 2021
STEM | The City College of New York, The Graduate Center
The common palmfly butterfly Elymnias hypermnestra has evolved to imitate two separate poisonous species. Read more ›
Angraecum polyphemus orchid

New Orchid Species Identified in Madagascar

January 13, 2021
STEM | The Graduate Center
A CUNY Ph.D. student is part of a team that discovered three new species of orchids in Madagascar. Read more ›

Your Sleep Cycle Is More Complex Than You Think. Here’s Why

June 3, 2020
STEM | City Tech, The Graduate Center
Our circadian rhythms involve more than just when we go to sleep and when we wake up. They also involve environmental cues like light and temperature. Read more ›
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Darwin’s Apostles: The Scientists Who Brought Evolution to the Public

March 30, 2020
Society STEM | Medgar Evers College
Charles Darwin revolutionized how we think about biology. But it was other scientists of the era who popularized his work. Read more ›
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A New Framework for Understanding How Genes Function

March 13, 2020
STEM | Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
A new study from researchers at CUNY’s Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy provides a framework for scientists studying gene set enrichment analysis. Read more ›
Illustration of two mice with differing brain cells

Could Our Responses to Stressful Situations Be Biological?

November 26, 2019
STEM | Hunter College, The Graduate Center
A new study from scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY provides new insights into the ways people respond to stressful situations. Read more ›
Conceptual silhouette of a man's head in black and white. His brain is lit up with colors.

The Molecular Biology of Fear Memories

March 25, 2019
STEM | Hunter College, The Graduate Center
PTSD is a major issue in the U.S., which makes understanding the biological mechanisms that trigger a fearful memory all the more important. Read more ›
Antique copy of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, first published in 1859 it is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology

Defending Darwin: Scientists Respond to Attack on Evolution

February 8, 2019
STEM | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The nation's top scientific journal has taken the rare step of publishing criticism of a new book whose author is on a “crusade to overturn evolution.” Read more ›
Gonorrhoeae bacteria

They’re on the Move: How Cells Form Bacterial Microcolonies

December 28, 2018
STEM | Brooklyn College, Macaulay Honors College, The Graduate Center
When single cell bacteria form microcolonies, they forego “a single cell lifestyle for a communal lifestyle,” according to new research. Read more ›
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