The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, has committed more than $3.5 million to transform biomolecular research at Iowa State University.
Twelve LAS students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, held April 4-7 at the University of Central Oklahoma.
LAS College is part of Iowa State’s strong support system for pre-med and pre-health students.
Natalie Vance (’18 biology) extracts DNA from the sycamore fig to uncover its evolutionary history.
First-generation Iowa State graduate Grace Ansah fell in love with biology, and plans to go to medical school — with a side trip to her family’s homeland in Ghana first.
A distinct appearance and unique migratory behavior inspire people to undertake conservation efforts to reverse the monarch butterfly’s decline.
Researchers have built a prototype biomimetic tree that generates electricity when wind blows through its artificial leaves.