Stories about biological sciences

CHARMM-GUI Provides a Close-up Look at Bacteria

Wonpil Im’s web-based graphical user interface, CHARMM GUI, eases modeling of complex biomolecular systems, possibly paving the way for better understanding of drug-resistant bacteria.

Yeast Adaptation Study Finds Diploids Evolve More Slowly than Haploids

Through experimental evolution and whole genome sequencing, Lehigh biologists demonstrate key, under-studied aspects of diploid adaptation.

Wonpil Im Wins Prestigious German Research Honor

The Bessel Award will support his use of computational biophysics to fight drug-resistant bacteria.

Unlocking the Mysteries of Deepwater Corals to Restore the Gulf of Mexico

Lehigh University researcher Santiago Herrera studies connectivity patterns in habitat-forming corals in the Gulf of Mexico, key to restoring marine ecosystems damaged by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Yeast Genetics Could Offer Clues to Cancer's Growth

Genome sequencing reveals the “drivers” of adaptation in lab-evolved yeast.

A Deepwater Expedition to Study 'Jewels of the Gulf'

Santiago Herrera joins researchers in investigating the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep sea ecosystem.

A Journey to the Unexplored Depths of the Pacific Ocean

Lehigh’s Santiago Herrera is lead biologist aboard the 2017 American Samoa Expedition.

Finding new drugs to fight bad bugs

A Lehigh scientist hopes to speed the process with biomolecular systems simulation.

Is a new chickadee on the horizon?

An evolutionary biologist studies speciation in the Lehigh Valley.

'If you build it, scientists will come'

Researchers are working to bring a synchrotron light source to Africa.