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Invasión del Coqui
In conjuction with scientists from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Dr. Paul Klawinski researches what happens to an island ecosystem when a non-native plant is introduced to the environment, resulting with the invasion of the Coqui - or tree frog - that wreaks havoc on property owners in certain areas of Hawaii.  Audio | Text

Fighting cancer, one cell at a time
Researchers have made great strides in the area of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships – or QSAR – for short. Jason Morrill, assistant professor of Chemistry, is putting the research he’s learned about QSARs to good use by studying compounds that have been found to inhibit the growth of several types of cancer cells, including breast cancer.   Audio | Text

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