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You Won’t Believe What Mosquitoes Can Hear!

March 1, 2025

Mosquitoes aren’t just bloodsucking pests—they have a hidden superpower that scientists are now unlocking. Their incredible ability to detect sounds with extreme precision could revolutionize disaster relief and noise-canceling technology. But how exactly does this tiny insect hold the key to life-saving innovations?

You Won’t Believe What Mosquitoes Can Hear!

Faculty Spotlight: Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira

February 28, 2025

Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Genomics and Animal Breeding in Purdue University’s Animal Sciences Department. She has built a distinguished career in animal genetics and genomics, fueled by a deep curiosity and passion for research and teaching.

Faculty Spotlight: Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira

Research accomplishments of CPB’s Uma Aryal featured in ASBMB Today Article

February 28, 2025

A recently published article in ASBMB Today, the member magazine of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, details groundbreaking research led by Uma K. Aryal, research associate professor in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology.

Research accomplishments of CPB’s Uma Aryal featured in ASBMB Today Article

Mosquitos Are a Plague on Humanity. Their Secret Weapon Could Also Save Lives.

February 27, 2025

Mosquitoes. We swat them, spray them, and otherwise try to get rid of them by any means necessary. But it turns out that these insects—which have been little more than insufferable pest to humanity for most of our existence—might actually be useful for something.

Mosquitos Are a Plague on Humanity. Their Secret Weapon Could Also Save Lives.

Mosquitoes Have a Hidden Ability That Could Change Sound Technology

February 27, 2025

One of the world’s most unpopular insects could hold the key to a breakthrough in disaster response.

Mosquitoes Have a Hidden Ability That Could Change Sound Technology

Researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule

February 24, 2025

Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising drug target.

Researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule

New AI Model Predicts RNA Structures with Unprecedented Accuracy

February 24, 2025

For decades, researchers have struggled to map the complex 3D structures of RNA—a biomolecule critical to life and a promising drug target.

New AI Model Predicts RNA Structures with Unprecedented Accuracy

Appointments, honors and activities

February 24, 2025

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Appointments, honors and activities

Next-gen disaster detection technology inspired by mosquito hearing

February 24, 2025

Most of us know mosquitoes primarily as unwelcome summer guests, but these tiny insects possess extraordinary sensory abilities that could inspire tomorrow’s technology.

Next-gen disaster detection technology inspired by mosquito hearing

Feasibility and comparison of 3D modified rosette ultra-short echo time (PETALUTE) with conventional weighted acquisition in 31P-MRSI

February 22, 2025

Phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (31P-MRSI) provides valuable non-invasivein vivoinformation on tissue metabolism but is burdened by poor sensitivity and prolonged scan duration.

Feasibility and comparison of 3D modified rosette ultra-short echo time (PETALUTE) with conventional weighted acquisition in 31P-MRSI