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Poetry Pop-up: Genetic Poetry

Fungus, Family Trees, and Fatal Disease

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Bringing Collections to Life: Analysis of Specimen Data Using Modern Bioinformatics Tools

Evolution of Mitochondrial DNA in Ferns

ATM meets MET: Assembling a Taxonomic Monograph using Modern Electronic Tools

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2014 REU Intern Ian Medeiros

Regulation

Ants of the rainforests of South America. Why are some species only found in some places?

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2009 REU Intern Elizabeth Loehrer

Bringing new beetles to light

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2012 REU Intern Anthony Deczynski

Science at FMNH : Ep. 47 - DNA Residency Showcase

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Answers and mysteries from DNA sequences

Pritzker DNA Lab

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Lynika Stroizer working in a lab at the museum.

Lynika Strozier 

View of the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice DNA Discovery Center, prominently showing a large model of a DNA double helix and an interactive touchscreen table. Windows in the background look into the Pritzker Laboratory for Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Sy

DNA Discovery Center

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Ancient burial practices and DNA research reveal that family goes beyond genetic relatedness

Zeroing in on the genes that snakes use to produce venom

Pink + pink = gold: hybrid hummingbird’s feathers don’t match its parents

“Mind controlling” parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF Funded Vertebrate Tree of Life Projects

Early Bird

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Assembling the Tree of Life

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DNA Lab: Innovation

DNA Exploration

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Collection Localities of Pritzker Laboratory Scientists

DNA Lab Highlights

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Graduate Student Fellowships

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DNA Lab Education

Destructive sampling

DNA

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