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Under Pressure: How Mechanical Forces Guide Airway Branching

Victor Varner, PhD, on how lungs build their branching networks, and what it reveals about early development.

A single gene may explain what makes some racing pigeons worth over a million dollars.

Natasha Shylo, PhD, on how chameleons show that evolution adapts more than it invents.

Lee Niswander earns the 2026 Conklin Medal for advancing developmental biology and mentoring young scientists.