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Fully sequenced human Y chromosomes could lead to better understanding of men’s health

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Piloting skydivers leads Clemson geneticist to develop system to reveal DNA in the sky

2023 Fulbright scholarship recipients (clockwise) Carter Janse, Molly Sutton, Kendra Gordillo and Alianna Cezzane Pearson

Clemson celebrates five Fulbright scholars

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Clemson University recognizes its newly tenured and promoted faculty for 2023

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Learning by doing: Undergrad research allows students to take knowledge to the next level

Undergraduate research recognized at Focus on Creative Inquiry poster forum

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DNA Day 2023: Five things about DNA you missed in science class

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Top College of Science students honored

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Doctoral student Ryan Watts sees endless opportunities in science

Seven people pose in front of a sign for Clemson College of Science Catalyst Competition. They are holding a big check and standing in front of a go-cart frame.

Students win College of Science Catalyst Competition with idea to make older cars safer

In the foreground, and older man wearing a white lab coat, safety goggles and blue gloves holds up a red petri dish as a younger man also wearing lab gear looks on.

After a decade of research, the EPIC acronym represents more than a lab name. It’s life-saving, global infectious disease research

A young woman with red hair wearing a white lab coat and blue plastic gloves holds a pipette that she is using to fill blue tubes.

Rare but almost always deadly brain-eating amoeba requires more study

Women in science: How 5 women with Clemson ties are making a difference

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A Symphony of Science: Brooks Center event features Nobel Prize winner and classical musicians

Richard, Rachel and Roberta Lyman sitting in a fruit fly lab at the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics

For the Lyman family, working with fruit flies and Clemson Center for Human Genetics’ Trudy Mackay is in their genes

Researchers receive grant to study how fungal pathogens become drug-resistant

Clemson scientist looks for clues to develop new, lifesaving antifungal therapies

Man wearing a suit and sunglasses stands in front of a sign at the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics.

New genetics research aims to help researchers and doctors better predict disease risk in individuals

Trudy Mackay is director of Clemson University's Center for Human Genetics.

Researchers seek to unravel the mystery of susceptibility to drug addiction

Josh, Kendall, Hunter and Ashley Rickey.

A family affair: Clemson graduates and surgeons Ashley and Josh Rickey

Applications now being accepted for College of Science’s Catalyst Competition

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Genetics symposium showcases cutting edge research while honoring Mackay, Anholt

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Clemson University recognizes its newly tenured and promoted faculty

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Happy 200th birthday, Gregor Mendel: 5 ways the “father of modern genetics” impacted your life today

Jennifer Mason works with a human cell culture in a science lab

Better understanding of DNA repair protein could lead to novel cancer therapies

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Clemson’s COBRE Symposium features leading experts on genetics of human disease

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College of Science faculty and staff recognized for excellence

Biochemistry student Charles Henry tutors two students from the Littlejohn Community Center through CU REACH

Reaching out: Clemson students mentor elementary and middle schoolers through CU-REACH

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Top students honored in the College of Science

Jack Carson, a junior genetics major, stands in front of a blue screen during his presentation at the College of Science's Catalyst Competition

Genetics student wins Catalyst Competition for his idea to turn genes into original art

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Clemson to offer post-grad degrees in growing medical biophysics field

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Researchers discover genetic cause of sometimes deadly esophageal disorder in dogs

College of Science Catalyst Competition will be held March 16

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Clemson students place in SCBIO Challenge Accepted video contest

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Women in science: How five women with Clemson ties are contributing to science in their own ways

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Identification of gene networks involved in uterine cancer could lead to better treatment options