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How did life on planet Earth begin? Nick Lane, a professor of evolutionary biochemistry at the University College London, shared his insights into that question as this year’s Robert S. Morris Class of 1976 Visiting Fellow.
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When the pandemic began, programs that fostered college and community connections also took a hit. Hamilton’s new SciKids YouTube channel offers a remote way to get even more students wondering if science may be in their future.
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“The power of the (imperfect) palindrome: Sequence-specific roles of palindromic motifs in gene regulation,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Biology Rhea Datta, was recently published an article in the journal BioEssays.
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Sophia Ficarro ’22 will enroll at SUNY Upstate Medical University after graduation. She talks here about how her experiences at Hamilton prepared her for this path.
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Ellie Demaree ’22 is set to begin working as a research assistant for Project Achilles at the Broad Institute after graduation. A biology major, Demaree has developed both a passion and appreciation for lab work during her time at Hamilton, an interest she believes was ignited by her biology classes.
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Roughly 30 years ago, microbiologists discovered a new group of bacteria that “breathe” iron in the same way we breathe oxygen: by the transfer of electrons.
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“Aurora B Tension Sensing Mechanisms in the Kinetochore Ensure Accurate Chromosome Segregation,” by biochemistry/molecular biology majors Shelby McVey ’22, Jenna Cosby ’23, and Assistant Professor of Biology Natalie Nannas, was published in the International of Molecular Sciences.
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As any student will tell you, it is difficult to do well on a test when you’re sick. Recent research from Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend and five students indicates that the same may be true for wild animals.
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Hamilton welcomed 10 new tenure-track faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year. We caught up with them to find out why they chose Hamilton and what they think about their first semester on the Hill. Here’s Claire Williams’ ‘25 interview with Peter Guiden, assistant professor of biology.
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Keyhole limpets are sea snails that, despite their small size, offered a great opportunity to four Hamilton research students in Professor Patrick Reynolds’ lab. Part of the Diodora genus, these snails sit at the base of the main branch of the gastropod (snail) tree of life. As such, they provided an interesting perspective for tracking snail evolution, Reynolds said.
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