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Explaining teamwork in male lions

In India’s Gir Forest, males seeking mates band together in surprising ways.

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Minnesota Partnership awards 5 collaborative research grants for 2021

Mayo and University teams will initiate the two-year projects aimed at improving the treatment of diseases that affect Minnesotans.

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Cannabidiol use during pregnancy affects the brain and behavior in adulthood

In the first study to examine the effects of maternal CBD exposure during pregnancy on adult offspring in mammals, U of M researchers found CBD use during pregnancy may affect mood and cognition in offspring long after the exposure has ceased.

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Racial disparities in excess mortality in Minnesota in 2020 are worse than previously reported

The study was led by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal Arts.

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T. rex had huge growth spurts, but other dinos grew “slow and steady”

By cutting into fossils and examining growth rings, scientists learned how predatory dinosaurs got so big.

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Catamaran Bio, based in part on U of M research, soars with early funding

A biotech startup that includes technology from the University of Minnesota created to bring new cancer therapies to life has attracted high levels of funding during its early-stage investment rounds.