Wendy Grus PhD dance

Dance Your PhD entry:

Title: Evolution of the vomeronasal system viewed through system-specific genes.
Institution: University of Michigan
Completed: April 2008
Here I describe building a tree that shows the relationships between vomeronasal (smelling) receptors (the ribbons) in three mammals (mouse - Susie, dog - Natasha, and cow - Crystal). Each species is a different color and each gene is a different branch. Because the vomeronasal receptors evolve in a lineage-specific manner, the receptors from a species cluster mainly with other receptors from that same species.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Dance
• Phd
• AAAS
• Wendy
• Grus
• Vomeronasal
• VNS
• receptor
• phylogeny
• Michigan
• Barry
• Louis
• Polisar
• Dykehouse
• Dntel
• tree
• smell
• Crystal
• Susie
• Natasha
• Volunteer
• Park
• Seattle
• mouse
• dog
• cow
• sequins
• ribbons

[DumbolJethro]

And we wonder why the U.S. is behind so many other countries educationally?

This is the what's passing for doctoral work now!

[vphayden]

This is absolutely the best evidence I have seen yet for evolution! lol laying on the floor LOL!!!!!

[xchivitox]

[sigh]

[sokknitter]

wow... I've never seen an evolutionary tree performed as a dance before...

[nsavage24]

The mouse was incredible--really captured the essence.

[Dustycritter]

I hope you had fun with this contest and have many folks view it....