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Science @ IU @IUScienceNews Aug 14, 2023

The nearly $2 million award from the @NIH's @NIGMS MIRA award program will investigate chromosome evolution and the consequences of rapid Y chromosome degeneration.

IU Biology @IUBiology Aug 14, 2023

Ryan Bracewell @BracewellLab receives NIH MIRA to explore chromosome evolution and why the Y is special and weird. go.iu.edu/4QbT @IUCollege @IUScienceNews @IUImpact @iu_eeb

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Science @ IU @IUScienceNews Aug 11, 2023

.@IUBloomington @IU_EAS professor Juergen Schieber is part of a study recently published in @Nature that provides new insights into the potential for early steps of biological evolution on #Mars. go.iu.edu/4QcA

Left: Hexagonal patterns in mud cracks on Mars show the planet may have had cyclical moisture patters. Right: Juergen Schieber.

Science @ IU @IUScienceNews Aug 8, 2023

A clean energy spinup company founded by @IUPUI_EngrTech faculty Peter Schubert has been awarded $100,000 to advance renewable energy projects in Indiana. go.iu.edu/4Q9N

An "alpha" unit of the biomass gasifier installed at Argonne National Lab based on Green Fortress Engineering patents owned by IU. The device converts biomass, including switchgrass or crop waste such as corn stover, into energy.

Science @ IU @IUScienceNews Aug 3, 2023

As a part of the Center for Quantum Technologies, @IUPUI physicists are studying special molecules that could improve the speed and energy efficiency of quantum computers. go.iu.edu/4Q7n

Ashley Dale, a Ph.D. student in physics, uses an ultra-high vacuum chamber to study spin-crossover molecules in the lab of Ruihua Cheng in the School of Science at IUPUI. Photo by Justin Casterline, Indiana University

Science @ IU @IUScienceNews May 21, 2023

Do you wear shoes in the house? @IUPUI scientist @GabeFilippelli speaks to @CBSSunday Morning about what his research says you risk tracking inside:

CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 Verified account @CBSSunday May 21, 2023

Is asking someone to remove their shoes when they enter your home a sign of hospitality, or the opposite? cbsn.ws/3IqMsK3

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