Natural Sciences Headlines

Biologist Kathleen Dononue Wins Guggenheim Fellowship April 16, 2013
Sabbatical research will use new models of biology
Historic Marine Mammal Protection Act worked, scientists say
LiveScience
April 16, 2013
Dr. Robert Cook-Deegan comments: Justices consider whether patents on genes are valid
New York Times
April 15, 2013
Arti Rai comments: Supreme Court gene patent decision could affect every patient
NBC News
April 15, 2013
Humanity's closest ancestor was pigeon-toed, research reveals
NBC News, LiveScience
April 12, 2013
Ancient humanlike skeleton is 'weird mosaic'
CNN
April 12, 2013
Maybe Lucy Wasn't Your Mother
April 11, 2013
Paleo-anthropologist finds himself in a three-million-year-old argument
Robert Cook-Deegan comments: Gene patents in the dock
Nature
April 11, 2013
Chemistry in the Kitchen, Cooking in the Classroom April 10, 2013
Duke's chef-in-residence discusses the science of cooking
A Google Hangout on Human Evolution with Steven Churchill, Thursday
Duke Research Blog
April 9, 2013