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News Release 18-085

NSF announces new awards for Understanding the Rules of Life

New projects address genetic, environmental causality in biological systems and processes

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Kenyan baboons will be at the center of research studying mammalian gut microbiomes.

Elizabeth Archie from the University of Notre Dame will study wild baboons in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem (shown here) because they are useful in understanding the dynamics of mammalian gut microbiomes.

Credit: Elizabeth Archie, University of Notre Dame


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The pale spear-nosed bat will be part of research to explore the cause of exceptional longevity.

Despite their small body size, bats live longer than expected. Liliana Davalos from SUNY at Stony Brook will compare the genomes of closely related species that differ in longevity, including this pale spear-nosed bat, to learn more about the secrets of exceptional longevity.

Credit: Stephen J. Rossiter, Queen Mary University, London


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Research to understand tailed frogs responses to changes in their climate involves creek snorkeling.

Chris Funk from Colorado State University and his research team "snorkel" waterways like Tidbits Creek, just outside of Blue River, Oregon during field work that supports his research to understand how Ascaphus (tailed frogs) respond to changes in the climate.

Credit: Funk Lab


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Yellow warblers are known for their long-distance migrant breeding in much of North America.

Jeffrey Kelly at the University of Oklahoma is studying bird migration patterns, which includes birds like this Yellow warbler, known for its long-distance migrant breeding in much of North America.

Credit: Credit: Phil Stepanian, Corix Plains Institute, University of Oklahoma


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Awardee Benjamin Blonder will study transportation networks in leaves.

To study transportation networks in leaves, researcher Benjamin Blonder from Arizona State University, will collect leaves from tropical forests like this one in Gabon.

Credit: Benjamin Blonder, Arizona State University


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