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Scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered a new technique to let them watch, visualize and precisely measure a key oxidant in animal cells, an important breakthrough that could dramatically speed research on everything from Lou Gehrig's Disease to heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and aging.

Biochemists at Oregon State University have developed a new method to identify the "DNA-binding transcription factors" that help steer stem cells into forming the wide variety of cells that ultimately make up all the organs and parts of a living vertebrate animal.

A climate sensitivity model developed by OSU geoscientist Anne Nolin suggests dramatic snow declines in Oregon's Cascades over the next several decades if temperatures continue to rise.

The largest and most devastating hypoxic event ever observed in marine waters off the Pacific Northwest coast has finally ended, researchers at Oregon State University say.

Image caption: Stylized phylogenetic tree of Kingdom Fungi, depicting its origin from a flagellated ancestor

A major new study involving 35 scientific laboratories in seven countries used complex genetic analysis to provide new insights into the ancient evolution and development of fungi - a kingdom of organisms that, along with plants and animals, comprises one of the major groups of life on Earth.

Robert Lundeen, the retired chairman of Dow Chemical, has pledged $3 million to support an array of programs at Oregon State University, a gift which reflects his lifelong pursuit of learning that began with his OSU education.

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a “dielectric” characteristic of an existing compound that might be used in the electronics industry to address heat buildup, one of the fundamental limiting factors in making small computers and other electronic devices.

Researchers at Oregon State University have created the world's first completely transparent integrated circuit from inorganic compounds, another major step forward for the rapidly evolving field of transparent electronics.

The behavior of a massive ice sheet that existed in northern Europe at the end of the last Ice Age has been outlined for the first time, and researchers believe it may provide a sneak preview of how major ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica will act in the face of global warming.

Faculty and staff of the College of Science at Oregon State University were recognized with a number of 2006 awards for exceptional research, teaching, or advising.