Biology

Researchers at the University of New Mexico recently discovered an olfactory immune system in fish previously thought to be associated with terrestrial vertebrates only. The results could provide a new tool for the control of infectious diseases in ...

Scientists at the University of New Mexico have moved a step closer to improving medical science through research involving muscle manipulation of fruit flies. They discovered in the flight muscles of Drosophila a new regulator of a process called ...

Manuel C. Molles, Jr., Professor Emeritus, UNM Department of Biology, was recently awarded the 2014 Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The Eugene P. Odum Award recognizes an ecologist ...

New research has found that dietary specialization among herbivores, specifically caterpillars, indicates whether or not they are better able to hide themselves from predators such as birds. The research suggests those herbivores who dine on a wide ...

The Annual Summer Biomedical Research Sym­po­sium with a focus on students from New Mexico who are interested in careers in Math, Science, or Engineering is set for Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Science and Math Learning Center on UNM’s ...

The University of New Mexico's Continuing Education offers a weekend field course and exercise about wild mustangs Friday-Sunday, Aug. 22 through 24, with an in-class introduction scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 19. The course is designed to explore the horse ...

The Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI), which is centered in the Biology Department, under the direction of Distinguished Professor Eric (Sam) Loker, was recently awarded $5.4 million for five years from The National Insitutes ...

Dinosaurs dominated the landscape for more than 100 million years, but all that remains today are bones. This has made it difficult to solve a long-standing and contentious puzzle: were dinosaurs cold-blooded animals that lumbered along or swift warm-

Communicating the value and the importance behind science research is essential for a number of reasons as students learned this past semester in the course “Communicating Science: How to enthuse the public about science and engineering and your ...

The University of New Mexico Biology Undergraduate Society, or BUGS, hosts an educational outreach event titled Wolf Fest 2014 on Friday, April 11 on Smith Plaza in front of Zimmerman Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event’s goal is to raise awarenes