Duke University Research

Rewriting the Bird Family Tree

Four-year global collaboration completes whole-genome analysis of 48 orders of birds.
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Powdered Nasal Vaccine Against West Nile Virus

Two-dose, 14-day regimen could stem the spread of an epidemic.
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Junkyard Physics

Surplus parts being assembled to catch a neutrino interaction nobody has seen.
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Inside the Monkey Brain

Watching primates make social decisions in the lab and in the field
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Saving Madagascar, One parcel at a time

A Malagasy naturalist builds a private reserve for lemurs -- and schoolchildren -- with support from the Duke Lemur Center.
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Research Voices

Duke Class Causes Turtle Fever

Student turns turtle after an engaging field research course.
The Mystery Behind the Camel Statue

Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, the enigmatic bronze physiologist and his camel, recognized on his 99th birthday.