January 2025 News

Snail darter

Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all

January 3, 2025
In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block...
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YIBS Faculty Affiliate Brandon Ogbunu receives National Academies Award

January 2, 2025
Yale computational biologist and YIBS faculty affiliate Brandon Ogbunu, whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, and evolution, has been...