Much of the beauty — and challenge — of biology lies in its complexity. That’s especially true in the microbial world, where hundreds or thousands of different bacterial species may co-exist in a patch of soil or in a section of the human gut. Each specie... See more
Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in WashU Arts & Sciences, and Luis de Lecea, of Stanford University, have won $2.7 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a five-year investigation into the power of sleep to prevent, d... See more
WashU biologists Toby Pennington and Jonathan Myers contributed to an ambitious study on South America’s tropical forests, revealing important shifts in biodiversity. The biodiversity of trees in the Amazon rainforest was evaluated by a team that included... See more
WashU faculty, students search for hidden hazard in tornado’s path
Catalano leads effort to test lead levels in St. Louis soil
The EF-3 tornado that touched down in the St. Louis region last May left a 20-mile path of destruction. It knocked down trees, s... See more
The EF-3 tornado that touched down in the St. Louis region last May left a 20-mile path of destruction. It knocked down trees, snapped power poles and severely damaged hundreds of houses and apartment buildings from DeBaliviere Place to the riverfront as ... See more
