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Aptasia photograph purchased from Shutterstock

September 19, 2023

Awards

Carnegie’s Ryan Hulett recognized by HHMI for early career excellence

n Brown (right) and a colleague work with frogs housed in clawfoot tubs at Carnegie’s Baltimore research facility in the 1970s. Photo is courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

June 01, 2023

Administrative News

Donald Brown, whose work revealed the fundamental nature of genes, has died

May 22, 2023

Breaking News

Corals mark friendly algae for ingestion—revealing possible conservation target

A cross section of the fruit fly gut that is preferentially colonized by the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum.

March 29, 2023

Breaking News

How the gut creates a cozy home for beneficial microbiome species

Great Barrier Reef

March 21, 2023

Awards

Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves Awarded the Inaugural Pew Marine and Biomedical Science Fellowship

Joseph Gall at the microscope

August 13, 2022

Feature Story

Watch: Joseph Gall Retirement Symposium

Watercolor illustration of Drosophila by Edith M. Wallace, courtesy Carnegie Institution for Science.

June 15, 2022

Breaking News

Fruit Fly Stem Cells Remodel After Kidney Stones

Artist's conception of a research project to identify the chemical components of cinnamon oil that show effectiveness against cardiovascular disease-causing fats

July 14, 2021

Breaking News

Could cinnamon oil fight heart disease?

July 14, 2021

Awards

Two new major grants for microbiome research

Will Ludington inspects a vial of flies in his lab

July 14, 2021

Spotlight

Spotlight: The Ludington Lab