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Poop-sniffing dogs work for wildlife researchers
UW's Conservation Canines are back on the case, helping researchers discover the interrelationships of wolves and other carnivores in Eastern Washington. -
UW team programs solitary yeast cells to say ‘hello’ to one another
A team of University of Washington researchers has engineered yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that can “talk” to one another. -
Researchers discover how petunias know when to smell good
A team of UW biologists has identified a key mechanism plants use to decide when to release their floral scents to attract pollinators. -
Electric Light Means Later Bedtimes
A UW Biology study finds Argentinian hunter-gatherers without electricity sleep longer than those with power. -
Access to electricity is linked to reduced sleep
The root cause of why we get less sleep now than our ancestors could come down to a very simple reason: artificial light. -
DNA Tracking Of Ivory Helps Biologists Find Poaching Hotspots
To stop elephant slaughter in Africa, zoologist Sam Wasser spent years extracting DNA from elephant dung and tissue. Much of the world's poached ivory, he discovered, comes from just three places. -
DNA Research, A New Hope for African Elephants
UW biologist Samuel Wasser's pioneering work is helping stop illegal ivory trade that's decimating the African elephant population. -
How Poop-Sniffing Dogs Could Help Save Endangered Species
Biologists estimate the business kills roughly one out of every ten African elephants each year. -
Elephant poaching hotspots identified
Most illegally poached African elephant ivory can be traced back to just two areas of Africa, research shows. -
Scientists have used DNA tests to track Africa’s worst elephant poaching spots
The key to saving elephants from poachers could be locked up in the animals' DNA, according to the results of a new study. -
DNA analysis at UW identifies elephant poaching’s hot spots in Africa
Most illegal ivory comes from animals killed in two areas in Africa: Tanzania and a protected area that spans Gabon, Republic of Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. -
DNA May Help Track Ivory Poachers
Investigators who collected DNA from the tusks of slain elephants have identified two large areas where the slaughter has been occurring -
Plants make big decisions with microscopic cellular competition
Biology Professor Keiko Torii and her team have identified a mechanism that some plant cells use to receive complex and contradictory messages from their neighbors. -
Hawkmoths Slow Brain to Dine in the Night
Research from UW Biology Professor Tom Daniel and colleagues shows Hawkmoths see at dusk by slowing down visual processing in the brain. -
Care about our birds? Protect Earth’s largest intact ecosystem to our north
The boreal forest is one of the world’s largest storehouses of carbon and home to an abundance of animals and birds.