Lab-grown liver organoid to speed up turtle research
The discovery will aid deeper study of turtle genetics, including the cause of traits with potential medical applications for humans, such as the ability to survive weeks without oxygen.
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Four LAS researchers honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Diane Bassham, Sarah Nusser, Nicole Valenzuela and Jim Vary among six Iowa State researchers honored for their distinguished work.
New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles
Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology publishes study in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
Searching the ancient depths of a reptilian genome yields insight into all vertebrates
Iowa State University scientist Nicole Valenzuela contributed to a global effort to assemble the genome of the tuatara, a rare reptile species native to New Zealand.
Turtle and bird genomes provide tantalizing clues to dinosaur genomics
Comparing how the chromosomes of modern-day birds and turtles are structured can help scientists figure out how dinosaur genomes might have looked.