https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/nathaniels-second-paper-from-his-undergraduate-research-has-been-published monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/c02db369-c8cc-451c-847b-220d3632c6da/Screenshot+2026-03-04+111419.png Lab News - Nathaniel’s Second Paper From His Undergraduate Research Has Been Published! Pie charts showing plant associations of (A) L. kalmii and (B) L. turcicus based on iNaturalist records from Nathaniel’s paper, Divergent dietary and defensive adaptations of closely related coexisting seed bugs. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/woodrats-dietary-choices-driven-by-constraints monthly 0.5 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/b54463c1-81ec-4d9e-97bd-9f61262ba73b/Weinstein_Ratapalooza_group_Crop-600x439.jpg Lab News - Woodrats’ Dietary Choices Driven by Constraints - Make it stand out Labs from Utah State University, University of Utah and Weber State catching woodrats during “Ratapalooza 2024.” Lead author Sara Weinstein holds the sign, co-author Dylan Klure is in the third row, second from right, co-author Denise Dearing is in the second row at the right end. Credit: Sara Weinstein/USU https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/we-are-hiring-a-postdoc monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/news-story-how-southern-utah-woodrats-adapted-to-consume-a-toxic-plant monthly 0.5 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/43e77121-c86b-4203-806e-ec771c458ab8/Screenshot+2025-07-25+at+10.22.30%E2%80%AFAM.png Lab News - News Story: How Southern Utah woodrats adapted to consume a toxic plant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/idjhxe6bt3hcnbbhxvxj6rwyerb12r monthly 0.5 2025-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1736545711976-W2MSGUFOG8VXLAAE8M5H/DSC_0974_cropped2.png Lab News - New Paper out in Science! - Make it stand out Desert woodrat nested within two toxic plants (Juniper, the ancestral diet, and creosote bush the novel diet) https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/one-last-get-together-before-a-major-turnover monthly 0.5 2024-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/3eb19cbe-76cf-4140-9ac3-9973e8eae937/IMG_7015.jpeg Lab News - One last get together before a major turnover - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/04f15c03-16a5-4b9c-ad32-d06274d512a4/IMG_7010.jpeg Lab News - One last get together before a major turnover - Make it stand out Franzi is all smiles cutting up this massive 7.5 kg watermelon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/33718638-d266-4328-97bc-1215e67358e7/IMG_7013.jpeg Lab News - One last get together before a major turnover - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/maggie-has-won-an-nsf-fellowship-to-study-amphibian-microbiomes monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/e98eb6cc-d5b0-4764-9ec9-a609eb569959/Maggie_soap.jpeg Lab News - Maggie has won an NSF Fellowship to study amphibian microbiomes! - Make it stand out Maggie looking very scientific! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/34d0ebdc-c67d-4532-9ce6-f0b6239e9b3c/Xenopus.jpeg Lab News - Maggie has won an NSF Fellowship to study amphibian microbiomes! - Make it stand out Frog from the genus Xenopus (clawed frogs) that Maggie will be using as model recipients of her antifungal probiotics. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/graduation monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/470d3afa-0662-470d-ab53-cff2dc2e7537/Dearing.jpeg Lab News - GRADUATION!! - Make it stand out Denise hooding Maggie at the SBS hooding ceremony! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/8f546bbc-f8e6-48b7-a01d-5c9be686908b/4eea6b16-800f-47c7-94d7-572afac268f1.jpg Lab News - GRADUATION!! - Make it stand out Maggie and Dylan posing for a photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/0cacdf05-6702-4f35-9820-2f96ee20171d/IMG_1631+copy.png Lab News - GRADUATION!! - Make it stand out Noah posing with his Dad (he couldn’t find any lab members in the post-ceremony chaos). https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/noah-was-awarded-the-nsf-grfp monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/its-about-time-for-a-lab-photoshoot monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/acf87480-07f2-4be0-a8e3-e9968fdd890f/20240412_160931.jpg Lab News - It’s about time for a lab photoshoot! - Make it stand out Showing a bit of Ute pride! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/790824c8-55ce-4bb3-abd2-2114508f9006/20240412_160849.jpg Lab News - It’s about time for a lab photoshoot! - Make it stand out Pretty dang photogenic for a bunch of scientists! https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/noah-presented-a-poster-at-the-utah-state-capitol monthly 0.5 2024-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/b6bf2b90-10b2-4b65-aae2-09171fbba339/IMG_1184.jpg Lab News - Noah presented a poster at the Utah State Capitol! - Make it stand out Noah posing with his poster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/f647a8c8-58a2-49b5-a56d-95c13c50e822/IMG_1180.jpg Lab News - Noah presented a poster at the Utah State Capitol! - Make it stand out A view of the rotunda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/edec57d7-3763-4b1d-bedd-af000047d6b6/IMG_1183.jpg Lab News - Noah presented a poster at the Utah State Capitol! - Make it stand out A much busier view of the rotunda https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/denise-jack-and-noah-traveled-to-seattle-wa-to-present-at-sicb monthly 0.5 2024-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/eecdec35-05b5-4244-804a-5c9dd8e42d96/pro-0d7qhifl.jpeg Lab News - Denise, Jack, and Noah attended the annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) - Make it stand out Noah presenting his poster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/8bc0375b-0bf8-4b6f-85fe-7dd917e90592/processed-67DFA0CC-4EB6-40FD-B8E7-F9178A6881A8.jpeg Lab News - Denise, Jack, and Noah attended the annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) - Make it stand out Jack presenting his poster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/bdab0309-35f2-4003-9c2b-c59368420ec6/Denise+NSF.jpeg Lab News - Denise, Jack, and Noah attended the annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) - Make it stand out Denise and her colleagues posing in front of the National Science Foundation booth at SICB! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/70e2635f-d8a5-45f2-9a7e-2f21b758f0a7/Noah_Jack_Clams.jpeg Lab News - Denise, Jack, and Noah attended the annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) - Make it stand out Jack and Noah trying clams and mussels for the first time! https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/is-it-really-the-holidays-without-a-dearing-lab-holiday-party monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/3df351b8-acd7-42cb-ad57-865b706ecdc6/IMG_5896.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Cookie Decorating Part 1! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1b148040-fc30-4c56-8689-a23a36f53b85/IMG_5897.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Cookie Decorating Part 2! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/2d32ff22-4cb3-4205-9364-b4212bc2b55f/IMG_5903.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out White elephant Part 1! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/41b8bc63-4fa6-4138-90ea-63d36bef268a/IMG_5908.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out White elephant Part 2! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/fe7c50ec-968c-4e79-9339-95272f394b1c/IMG_5912.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Cookie decorating contest winners (and Maggie) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/f095789f-a47f-4db6-8f6b-ea7a730f9c1d/IMG_5904.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Just two squirrel researchers and a squirrel blanket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/6eb03e49-ee41-4273-a24d-9ad0347aa130/IMG_5900.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Yummy food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/622dc5a7-9980-4386-a0a8-a62385331967/IMG_5898.jpg Lab News - Is it really the holidays without a Dearing Lab holiday party? - Make it stand out Cookie decorating contest rules (and Dylan’s stylish outfit)! https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/maggie-has-a-new-paper-out-in-the-journal-of-infectious-diseases monthly 0.5 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/16b0be1d-f050-4572-a4e6-2408d9eb729a/Maggie+figure.png Lab News - Maggie has a new paper out in The Journal of Infectious Diseases! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/yxa873u1kk7d9v6m9wj6msvvcm6ltz monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/097a12cd-4662-4b5f-b158-f0f3f537a49e/Maggie+PhD+Defense+.png Lab News - Maggie Defended her PhD! - Make it stand out Maggie proudly displaying a tapeworm costume (made by Sara) after successfully defending her Phd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1c25f582-c7e7-42df-93e0-cdb57241ebf5/Maggie+Defense+Afterparty+.png Lab News - Maggie Defended her PhD! - Make it stand out Afterparty with family and friends hosted by Denise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1e03bc72-99dc-4cc5-be6a-5cd700db01f0/Maggie+Afterparty+Cake+.png Lab News - Maggie Defended her PhD! - Make it stand out Is it really a party without cake? https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/denise-dylan-and-maggie-travel-to-the-animal-microbe-symbiosis-gordon-conference monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/a5cab944-70e7-4f81-81c5-85620073c34a/IMG_1568.JPG Lab News - Denise, Dylan, and Maggie travel to the Animal-Microbe Symbiosis Gordon Conference - Make it stand out Dylan at his poster! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1fa92b0d-fd0e-48cb-abf6-38a6b330a2df/IMG_1551.JPG Lab News - Denise, Dylan, and Maggie travel to the Animal-Microbe Symbiosis Gordon Conference - Make it stand out The beautiful Tuscan backdrop https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/dylan-defended-his-phd monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/e3f0da11-6185-41d4-83cf-bf515a2531cb/Dylan-Denise+.png Lab News - Dylan Defended his PhD! - Make it stand out Dylan and Denise are all smiles after a successful defense! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/f5c6f279-41ad-48bb-adca-e6e1de00e9f6/Dylan+Wizard.png Lab News - Dylan Defended his PhD! - Make it stand out Dylan showing off his wizard robes post-defense! https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/anastasia-presents-her-research-at-access-symposium monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/5edf1762-d3d8-48ea-a1d9-c601c71a6bc4/Anastasia_at_ACCESS_Symposium.JPG Lab News - Anastasia presents her research at ACCESS Symposium - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/p518dkf48q9fqvrbnyty3cl8b1ailh monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/0183e58b-a53e-4b21-bc5f-3e8951102bfb/Noah+talking.jpeg Lab News - Noah presents his research at UCUR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/6a08048f-e685-4005-a6ec-61a4d97578b2/Noah+posing.jpeg Lab News - Noah presents his research at UCUR - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/x901rdfbtllnigwjbjykwu0bpss15p monthly 0.5 2023-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/b0243c1f-58cc-4e72-8709-10751ff88e65/F69C9558-5CCB-4E7F-A2AF-E81A5D05C08F.jpeg Lab News - The lab heads back to Morongo Valley - Make it stand out Dylan at the animal processing table, preparing for the tagging and releasing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/69557a33-8a45-4ac2-a5d9-9d351c2836b1/57F8EE0C-5293-4557-8D7C-1F63AC01DFA1.jpeg Lab News - The lab heads back to Morongo Valley - Make it stand out Noah by his favorite creosote bush! These rats eat well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/fe179348-b20b-4ec4-8ccf-de2feb7fc66e/9048EE4D-778A-410A-816C-28D4C8256DC5.jpeg Lab News - The lab heads back to Morongo Valley - Make it stand out Can you spot the woodrat midden? This one uses the rocks to create structure. Some others we find are built under felled logs or live bushes. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/new-publication-on-woodrats-parasites-microbiome monthly 0.5 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/e63805ee-78cd-4e0e-99e4-8aa2d8e9305a/N+albigula+cropped+2.png Lab News - New publication on woodrats, parasites, microbiome - Make it stand out N. albigula in front of their food plant, Opuntia cactus. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/were-recruiting-a-postdoc-for-microbiology-work monthly 0.5 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/19ed803e-f29b-49c4-bb8c-a85f4b8ae1ea/Woodrat+Creosote.jpg Lab News - We’re recruiting a postdoc for microbiology work - Make it stand out Neotoma lepida in front of creosote bush https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/76ros78lyhiqcg9u0tl3rjoysfr5i2 monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/97868cd1-8ef0-4a5a-b953-74833284c9bc/Trio_binning_diagram.png Lab News - Another new paper out in Molecular Ecology Resources! - Make it stand out Trio binning and chromosome scaffolding methodology: (A) Illumina NovaSeq reads were generated for the parents of an F1 cross between Neotoma bryanti and N. lepida, while PacBio SMRT reads were produced for the hybrid. (B) The Illumina reads were examined to identify sequences unique to each parental haplotype. (C) The F1 PacBio reads were sorted by haplotype based on the presence of parent-specific sequences, and assembled separately. (D) The assembled contigs were scaffolded into chromosomes using alignments against the Peromyscus leucopus, P. maniculatus and P. nasutus genomes. Panels A–C are heavily based on Figure 1 from Koren et al., 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4277). https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/new-paper-out-in-molecular-ecology-resources monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/2791918b-c1df-4467-b849-4b148f279484/woodrat-pic.002.jpeg Lab News - New paper out in Molecular Ecology Resources! - Make it stand out Woodrat with juniper berries, and images of processed chow, juniper, and creosote representing the different diets incorporated into the metabarcoding diet trials. Image credit: TE Stapleton https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/0frkf95ove0fc9yew66c7y1fp2qmok monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/97029969-325b-4289-a4a3-a76fc001ce02/image.jpg Lab News - New paper out in Functional Ecology! - Make it stand out Graphical abstract for “Toxin Tolerance across landscapes: Ecological exposure not a prerequisite”. In this study, we surveyed the tolerance of two herbivorous woodrat species to the toxic chemicals produced by creosote bush, a common shrub across the US southwest (credit: D. M. Klure). https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/tess-successfully-defended-her-thesis monthly 0.5 2022-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/731eea86-2426-4b93-baf6-36dc26e753e5/IMG_9438.JPG Lab News - Tess successfully defended her thesis!!! - Make it stand out Ready to give that defense talk after some nice words from Denise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/07756346-140a-4000-9236-e722893c18c5/IMG_9448.JPG Lab News - Tess successfully defended her thesis!!! - Make it stand out The post-defense champagne pop. Those corks are really in there!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1e1b6105-5be1-430d-944a-7853a2985015/IMG_9471.JPG Lab News - Tess successfully defended her thesis!!! - Make it stand out The ceremonial hanging of the champagne cork. Chris and Maddie as supporters and safety squad. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/an-auspicious-intersection monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/7a42ce08-bfed-49ed-879f-602dac0fe464/image0.jpeg Lab News - An auspicious intersection… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/phylosymbiosis-paper-published-in-pnas monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/3620466d-92e8-451c-87c6-6c18a511dccc/Neotoma_bryanti1.jpg Lab News - Phylosymbiosis paper published in PNAS - Make it stand out Neotoma bryanti on juniper branches https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/dearing-lab-welcomes-two-new-members monthly 0.5 2021-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1629402122335-BOQGD2FKE71854Q4HMVM/IMG_1722.jpg Lab News - Dearing Lab Welcomes Hannah and Benjamin to the lab! - Make it stand out Hannah Doherty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1629402223702-20WNKTIB0K38RE4RZBO6/image_67232257.JPG Lab News - Dearing Lab Welcomes Hannah and Benjamin to the lab! - Make it stand out Benjamin Cragun https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/sara-and-maggie-return-from-a-successful-trapping-trip monthly 0.5 2022-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1624645710151-P6YD5TAYULQCJZEWM9W5/trapbags_sagescrub.JPG Lab News - Sara and Maggie return from a successful trapping trip - Make it stand out Sara loaded down with traps, heading down to our BLM land trap site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1624645921520-XSZO0TDE271X84KJRNU4/IMG_5022.JPG Lab News - Sara and Maggie return from a successful trapping trip - Make it stand out Sara (L) and Maggie (R) in powered air purifying respirators and isolation gowns, ready to work with potentially infectious rodents. https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/lab-alumna-featured-in-ifthen-aaas-exhibit monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1619585384774-ES00P85Y689EIB45MFGR/Ifthenwebsite.png Lab News - Lab alumna featured in IF/THEN AAAS exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1619585454660-7LZTPZL7MQGUHQVG5C5O/Varner+Binocs.jpeg Lab News - Lab alumna featured in IF/THEN AAAS exhibit https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/maggie-wins-ncounter-grant monthly 0.5 2021-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1617831444150-GN8PUA7SC0DB0MZF46G3/NanoString_nCounterHostWinners.jpeg Lab News - Maggie wins NanoString nCounter Host Reponse Grant Tweeted out by NanoString https://www.dearinglab.com/lab-news/preprint-genomes-is-out monthly 0.5 2021-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1617828337307-6MZ25X715CU3GBQE5PYL/Picture1.png Lab News - Preprint on two new Neotoma genomes is out! Outline of the trio binning approach. Neotoma woodrats of different species are crossed to generate a hybrid F1 female, and all individuals in the cross are sequenced. Sequences unique to each parent are identified in Illumina short-read data and used to partition PacBio reads from the hybrid by haplotype. Each parental haplotype is then assembled separately, yielding genomes for each species involved in the cross. These assemblies were aligned against existing Peromyscus genomes to generate chromosome-length scaffolds. (Figure based on schematic presented in Koren et al. 2018. Photo credits: N. bryanti – M. Doolin, N. lepida – K. Kohl, hybrid – JCMDI.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1617828366315-ULRIP6Y9PKHYCVLRV60I/Picture2.png Lab News - Preprint on two new Neotoma genomes is out! CYP Expansion Example. One of the CYP expansions we discovered was in this CYP2B island, which is found only in New World rodents. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1593826102368-CC44E375B9ZIOGQ5P3RH/DSC_0075.jpg Gallery Neotoma albigula in front of Opuntia cactus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1593826641918-7DRWPKJBZVS2D09BBNB5/IMG_20200309_184153.jpg Gallery The train is always close https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1593828744301-L9A0B5DUGBX8HB2D4KQ0/DSC_0080.jpg Gallery Neotoma albigula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1594964706168-WH8FTO7OG9XBA9RXXUWY/IMG_4800.jpeg Gallery March 2019 – Sara hanging up some washed bags and letting traps dry for the next night's trapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/ff765945-6d77-4eb0-981a-b3151f150d15/lab+meeting+mar2021.jpg Gallery March 2021 – Meeting up in-person after a long quarantine, thanks to vaccinations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1593826145803-MT5WLG7LOWNT8AHDRTWY/IMG_1964.JPG Gallery Woodrats build middens just about anywhere there is a structure... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1594964710801-G9443DS5NAJJ6GADICX1/IMG_2387.JPG Gallery October 2019 – The Gazebo House at one end of Rio Mesa's property https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1594964948175-P36URIQ0EM2ZR9ZBM2GI/IMG_2264.JPG Gallery Two young Neotoma albigula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1595367138703-TLXWXFW1AABS6ENXVC30/DSC_0925.jpg Gallery Woodrat on a piece of local decor at the site! 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These animals drag their food to their middens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1595367172902-KF4WIHBN2ZAH3SRIW1PL/IMG_6418.JPG Gallery Shielding ourselves from the wind and sun during a 100ºF day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1596236449542-201CXWPMMH1YFFMWBKE7/IMG_6463.JPG Gallery Young Neotoma lepida at Morongo Valley, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/2cb9dca8-d3eb-4035-ab91-2de2034e1466/Dearing+Lab+Meeting.png Gallery April 2020 – Requisite Zoom screenshot of a quarantine lab meeting, including lab alumnus Dr. Rodolfo Martinez-Mota. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eed08f0a71184079db432b8/1593826131993-9CF3T9FBNJYQIIVXZ20C/IMG_4755.jpeg Gallery Truck during a field trip. 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