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Not all learning takes place in the classroom! Our professors use cutting-edge technologies to tackle natural resource challenges. Reach out to the faculty and learn more about their research programs and mentored learning opportunities.

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Plant & Wildlife Sciences News

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BYU scientists help sequence genome of quinoa, potential 'grain of the future'

February 07, 2017 10:00 PM
Researchers at BYU were major contributors to the first fully successful effort to sequence the genome of quinoa—a grain experts believe may hold the key to feeding the world’s growing population.

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This desert plant defies gravity by collecting water upside-down with tiny leaf hairs

June 05, 2016 10:00 PM
Syntrichia caninervis (aka seriously awesome desert moss) uses tiny hair-like structures on its leaves to absorb water from the atmosphere until droplets form and flow to the leaf. And sometimes it does it upside-down.

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