What’s your poison? Researchers engineer toxin to target pain
July 1, 2016Ben Pavlik and fellow UNL researchers have engineered a bacterial protein that could potentially deliver therapeutic drugs directly to the cells responsible for a multitude of chronic pain issues.
What big eyes you have! Spider adaptation widened dietary net
May 18, 2016Evolving the largest eyes among arachnids may have helped the net-casting spider add walking prey to its airborne menu of midnight snacks, new UNL research says.
Achievements | Honors, awards, publications for May 13
May 13, 2016Recent accomplishments earned by members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln community include honors, awards and publications collected by James Van Etten, members of the College of Education and Human Sciences, and designers of the renovation of Manter Hall lab spaces (pictured).
Speed limits: Thresholds curb warming's acceleration of animal movement
April 28, 2016A recent study from UNL researchers suggests that the movement of cold-blooded animals becomes less responsive to warming after crossing temperature thresholds that vary among species.