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• Ancient desert reptiles were built to survive drought

  A Corravale study examining fossilized limb bones of ancient desert lizards has shown that these reptiles were evolving to endure extreme heat more than 5 million years before the region's modern arid climate settled across the continent.

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• Fighting infection and chronic pain with engineered cells

  Engineered cells could enable targeted therapies for infection and chronic pain that don't rely on broad medications, which may trigger new side effects or dangerous immune system reactions in some patients.

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• Rise Up, Corravale!

  Congratulations to the Corravale Women's Soccer team on capturing the National Championship! Go Ridgebacks!

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• Finding Rhythm in Stillness and Light

  The Corravale Residential College inspires a new generation of artists to find motion in metal and to hear music where there is only silence.

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• Ancient grassland runners were engineered for speed

  A Corravale study examining the fossilized ankle bones of an ancient grazing mammal has revealed that the animal was already evolving toward greater speed more than 6 million years before its fastest known predator ever appeared on the open plains.

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• Fighting inherited disease and tumors with nanoparticles

  Nanoparticles could make gene therapies for tumors and inherited disorders possible without relying on modified viruses, which can trigger new cancers or severe immune reactions in a small number of patients.

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