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UK faculty member helps transform agriculture and conservation with ruminant genome research

Aug 8, 2024, 7:39 AM

Theodore Kalbfleisch embraces an open science model, ensuring that data and results are freely accessible to the global research community.

Octavio A. Gonzalez: 2024-25 University Research Professor Q&A

Jun 27, 2024, 11:22 AM

Octavio A. Gonzalez, a professor in the Center for Oral Health Research and Division of Periodontology in the UK College of Dentistry with a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine, has been honored as a 2024-25 University Research Professor.

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Study explores how macrophages regulate regenerative healing in spiny mice

Jan 25, 2024, 7:53 AM

A team of researchers at UK and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is delving deeper into the science behind how spiny mice can regenerate lost tissue.

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Genetics researcher to deliver UK’s Thomas Hunt Morgan Lectures

Sep 29, 2023, 7:20 AM

Sarah Tishkoff, the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor in Genetics and Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver the annual Thomas Hunt Morgan Lectures at the University of Kentucky this week.

UK's DNYay! genetics outreach program engages high school students

Aug 4, 2023, 7:04 AM

A University of Kentucky entomologist is embarking on a quest to help high school students unlock the mysteries of genetics.

Do spiny mice hold the key to regenerative healing? UK study explores

Apr 28, 2023, 7:13 AM

Research at the University of Kentucky is looking to nature to better understand cellular processes that permit lost tissue to regenerate in spiny mice — processes that might lie dormant in humans.

New Drug Shows Promise Against Toxoplasmosis

Jul 1, 2022, 7:25 AM

Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry may lead to a new treatment against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

Researchers Develop Online Portal to Show How Biases in RNA Sequences Affect Gene Expression

Jun 29, 2022, 7:37 AM

A recent publication from UK researchers explains the importance of identifying and understanding how differences between tissues and cells alter gene expression without changing underlying genetic code.

Markey Study Finds 'Super Gene' Shows Promise for Preventing Obesity

May 13, 2022, 7:21 AM

Nearly three decades after first discovering the tumor-suppressing Par-4 “super gene” that has been shown to kill cancer cells, a team of researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is now learning about its role in preventing obesity.

Axolotls ‘Genetically Indistinguishable’ From Other Salamanders

Feb 22, 2022, 6:43 AM

Through reconstructing an evolutionary history a UK-led team, in collaboration with researchers from Mexico, have discovered that genetic differences between axolotls and other salamanders in their region of Mexico were almost indistinguishable.

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