Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have a number of attributes that have made them one of the most extensively studied and well understood of all model organisms used in biomedical research. These include sharing many of the genes that cause diseases in humans, having a relatively small genome (fully sequenced in 2000), a short life cycle, and a large number of offspring.
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The College has joined in filing a friend-of-the-court brief against a legal challenge.
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Imagine collaborating with government leaders in a developing country, supporting foreign military forces in fighting criminal organizations, confronting the challenges of corruption and poverty, while also adapting to a new culture, language, and country. I had all these responsibilities and more working in the Economic and Political Affairs Division of the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala in the Spring of 2018.
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Dartmouth hosts an international gathering on high-powered math this month.
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To be a graduate student is to be a professional multi-tasker.
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