Muscular activity makes Duchenne muscular dystrophy worse in a worm model

Kiley Hughes uses the nematode worm to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She looks at a particular muscle protein and studies how exercise might protect the muscles of worms with this disease.

One way to better predict sex ratios in species with temperature-dependent sex determination

Dr. Amanda Wilson Carter studies turtles and different types of laboratory incubation methods. Here, she looks at the difference between constant and fluctuating temperatures on turtle development.