An interdisciplinary research team at Iowa State University turned to crowdsourcing to help them design a machine-learning algorithm that could speed up the process of breeding new crop varieties with desirable traits.
Teams led by Bing Yang and Karri Haen Whitmer help reduce cost of materials and streamline content.
Yanhai Yin was named chair of the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology effective July 1, 2018.
A new study shows how cells transition from adaptation to death when faced with persistent stress and could help plant breeders develop stress-resistant crop varieties.
Thirteen College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and staff honored with university awards.
Check out a few highlights of related faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences!
LAS College is part of Iowa State’s strong support system for pre-med and pre-health students.
In the lab students investigate experimental strategies to repair the damaged nervous system through engineering stem cells.