Surviving cancer detected in class
Sharla Morgan had never suspected anything wrong with her health – no pain or other symptoms. But the graduate student in the College of Nursing happened to be in the right place at the right time for her professor to spot a well-concealed threat. In this video, she explains.
Popular Blue
"Electric Blue," the engineering college's land speed record holder, made the cover of Popular Science magazine this month, a fact celebrated here by (l to r) Prof. Perry Carter and engineering students Kelly Hales and Trey Mortensen. Read the "how it works" feature in the magazine.
Presidents and Prophets
The painter of Thomas S. Monson's portrait, Robert T. Barrett, has more than 2,000 works in his portfolio. This one, showing enemy soldiers walking together in the Christmas truce of 1914, is one of his favorites. Watch this video and read why his students' successes mean as much to him as his own.
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Using genetics to stalk the source of stinky cheese contamination
By carefully analyzing the genetics of specific bacteria killers, a BYU research team has been able to pinpoint where cheese contamination starts. A new study led by Keith Crandall analyzed 28 whole genomes of phage, a virus-like entity that can stop cheese production. Read up on it.
Budgeting backfires – shoppers unconsciously spend more
Setting a price limit when shopping often backfires, according to new research from Brigham Young University and Emory University marketing professors. The study found that merely thinking about prices leaves you likely to spend more than you would otherwise. Read about why that makes sense.