{"456001":{"#nid":"456001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ms. Marvel Celebrates School Rankings (Fake)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDressed in her best blue and red, Kamala Khan arrived at the School to surprise faculty, students, and staff bestowing indiviual superhero powers on each of them.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Superhero flies in to celebrate School\u0027s high rankings."}],"uid":"27573","created_gmt":"2015-10-06 08:43:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Adelle Frank","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"453261":{"id":"453261","type":"image","title":"How Engineer a Superhero","body":null,"created":"1449256297","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:37","changed":"1475895169","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:49","alt":"How Engineer a Superhero","file":{"fid":"202890","name":"superhero-engineer-howto.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/superhero-engineer-howto_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/superhero-engineer-howto_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":132166,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/superhero-engineer-howto_0.png?itok=RVgde2jK"}},"388871":{"id":"388871","type":"image","title":"Superhero Night at the Museum at the 2014 Atlanta Science Festival","body":null,"created":"1449246288","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:24:48","changed":"1475894151","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:35:51","alt":"Superhero Night at the Museum at the 2014 Atlanta Science Festival","file":{"fid":"75490","name":"superhero_night_at_the_museum_at_the_2014_atlanta_science_festival.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/superhero_night_at_the_museum_at_the_2014_atlanta_science_festival.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/superhero_night_at_the_museum_at_the_2014_atlanta_science_festival.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":216650,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/superhero_night_at_the_museum_at_the_2014_atlanta_science_festival.jpg?itok=DxrQhFnQ"}}},"media_ids":["453261","388871"],"groups":[{"id":"25298","name":"Hg Training"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"454311":{"#nid":"454311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Drone Use Restricted during Football Games","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not unheard of to be outdoors somewhere in the Atlanta area and look up to see a small robotic object hovering overhead. Unmanned aircrafts \u2014 commonly known as drones \u2014 are becoming popular among hobbyists, photographers, videographers, and even general consumers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), though, has established limitations on where, when, and how these machines can be used.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne significant FAA limitation on drone use is in and around campus sporting events. Therefore, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/regulations_policies\/media\/Sports_TFR-UAS_Handout.pdf\u0022\u003Etemporary flight restriction\u003C\/a\u003E is in place around all football games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Beginning one hour before the scheduled time of the event and going until an hour after the event ends, all aircraft operations \u2014 including drone use \u2014 within three nautical miles of the venue are prohibited. This restriction applies to any stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000 or more that is hosting an NCAA Division I football game. (Other sporting events are included in the temporary flight restriction as well, including MLB and NFL games.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe FAA restriction applies to Tech\u2019s remaining home games, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3; Saturday, Oct. 17, Saturday, Oct. 24; Thursday, Nov. 12; and Saturday, Nov. 28. Kickoff for the Oct. 3 game is at 3:30 p.m. Drone use around Bobby Dodd Stadium is prohibited around these events, and operators will be cited and may be disciplined by the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether or not it\u0027s a gameday, all non-recreational use of unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) on campus should be coordinated with the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). All students, faculty, and staff are asked to coordinate non-recreational use with \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeff.hunnicutt@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJeff Hunnicutt\u003C\/a\u003E, physical security specialist.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs rules and regulations for UAV usage continue to be developed on state and federal levels, our goal is to make sure that safety remains a top priority when operating personally owned UAVs,\u201d said Rob Connolly, chief of GTPD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrone owners and enthusiasts can explore \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.knowbeforeyoufly.org\u0022\u003Ewww.knowbeforeyoufly.org\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about the rules and regulations that apply to flying UAVs. 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A lot of people think that the moon goes through phases because it\u2019s going into the earth\u2019s shadow, but that\u2019s not the case. The only time the moon goes into the shadow is during an eclipse,\u201d he explains. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo what makes this eclipse even more super? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe moon\u2019s orbit is not exactly circular,\u201d Dr. Sowell says. \u201cThere are times in the moon\u2019s orbit where it\u2019s a little bit closer to the earth.\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis eclipse is happening at time when the moon is nearest to earth, making it appear larger and brighter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is another nice thing about this eclipse in particular. It\u2019s happening early enough in the evening that many people will be able to see it. Because of the earth\u2019s alignment the Eastern Unites States is in prime position for viewing. That puts Georgia and Atlanta on the front row. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. Sowell gave us this approximate timing: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E9:07 pm: Eclipse begins. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E10:11 pm: Moon moves into totality, being completely covered by earth\u2019s shadow.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Earound 11:30 pm: Moon will begin moving out of shadow. \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Earound 12:30 : Eclipse ends.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Physics will host a viewing event Sunday evening open to the public on Tech Green. 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The free event, open to the public, spotlights the creations of a variety of makers, including technology enthusiasts, crafters, garage tinkerers, and scientists. The Atlanta version of what has grown into an international affair takes place Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 4, from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Decatur.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIf you were to take a craft festival and mix it with your favorite science museum, that\u2019s really what this is all about,\u201d said David MacNair, executive director of Maker Faire Atlanta and lecturer in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMacNair said the maker community is comprised of those who do everything from sidewalk chalk, to art, to jewelry, to engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019ve got things for kids and adults,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really meant for anyone who enjoys building anything.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaker Faire is hands-on, with all of the makers interacting with guests \u2014 either by giving demonstrations or helping the guests make something.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis is the fifth annual Maker Faire in Atlanta. 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hawkmoth\u0026nbsp;must overcome while feeding on the nectar of its favorite flowers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EUsing high-speed infrared cameras and 3-D-printed robotic flowers, scientists have now learned how this insect juggles these complex sensing and control challenges \u2014 all while adjusting to changing light conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003EWhat the researchers have discovered could help the next generation of small flying robots operate efficiently under a broad range of lighting conditions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p2\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about this fascinating study in the \u003Cem\u003EResearch Horizons\u003C\/em\u003E story, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/features\/multitasking-moths\u0022\u003EMultitasking 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For Tech students who are in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, the Collegiate Recovery Program offers a safe and welcoming community. Students are invited to meet for a weekly recovery seminar, participate in service projects and sober social activities, and attend on-campus AA meetings at the Catholic Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Recovery Program has helped me feel that the Tech campus is truly my home,\u201d said one program participant. \u201cEvery time we meet, the stress from my day melts away and I am surrounded by friends and staff who have become my closest confidants. Georgia Tech had always been a great experience for me, but the recovery program has made it even better.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe open house will include food, T-shirts, hula hooping, and an opportunity to learn more about the program and connect with other students in recovery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday there will be a film screening and discussion of \u003Cem\u003EThe Anonymous People\u003C\/em\u003E at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Theater.\u0026nbsp;In the days following the screening,\u0026nbsp;the film will be shown on the Georgia Tech Cable Network.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursday is Go Purple Day, in which students, faculty, and staff are invited to wear purple to show support for the recovery movement. There will be a group photo taken at the Campanile at noon, and everyone can use #GoPurpleGT on social media to show their support. Free purple bracelets and ribbons can be picked up during the week at the Counseling Center and Health Promotion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENational Recovery Month has been around in some form since 1989. In 2013, Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson signed a proclamation declaring the month of September \u201cNational Recovery Month\u201d on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s Collegiate Recovery Program was created to respond to the growing need for recovery support among college students. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, nearly one in four college students meets the medical criteria for a substance use disorder. By seeking help, people who experience substance use disorders can embark on a new path toward improved health and overall wellness. Data has shown that involvement in a Collegiate Recovery Programs leads to greater success in recovery and academics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Recovery Program continues to grow as a new initiative to provide services and programs for Tech students in recovery,\u201d said Ruperto Perez, director of the Georgia Tech Counseling Center. \u201cThe programs that we have planned and scheduled for this year reflect the Center\u0027s and the program\u0027s efforts to raise awareness of the concerns and issues that students in recovery experience and ways to provide support and affirmation.\u0022 Funds from the Student Alumni Association\u0027s Gift to Tech, which students elected to give to the Counseling Center, are helping to support programs for this year\u0027s National Recovery Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the Collegiate Recovery Program and National Recovery Month events, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.counseling.gatech.edu\/content\/466\/collegiate-recovery-program\u0022\u003Evisit the Counseling Center website\u003C\/a\u003E or contact Erin English, recovery programs coordinator, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:erin.english@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eerin.english@vpss.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENational Recovery Month provides a chance to encourage those in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"National Recovery Month provides a chance to encourage those in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions and"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-09-21 14:30:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.counseling.gatech.edu\/content\/466\/collegiate-recovery-program","title":"Recovery Month Programs"},{"url":"http:\/\/counseling.gatech.edu\/","title":"Counseling Center"},{"url":"http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/","title":"Division of Student Affairs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13904","name":"addiction"},{"id":"1457","name":"Alcohol"},{"id":"1020","name":"counseling center"},{"id":"1962","name":"drugs"},{"id":"10343","name":"mental health"},{"id":"11694","name":"Recovery"},{"id":"4076","name":"wellness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sara.warner@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESara Warner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDivision of Student Life\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"449161":{"#nid":"449161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Receives $30 Million Grant from The Kendeda Fund","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has received a commitment for $30 million from The Kendeda Fund to build what is expected to become the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeast. The investment represents The Kendeda Fund\u2019s largest single grant and ranks among the largest capital gifts ever received by Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGiven the Southeast\u2019s heat, humidity and variable fresh water supplies, the development of any building aiming for zero net energy and water consumption brings unique challenges. Building a facility that meets Living Building Challenge 3.0 criteria \u2014 as The Kendeda Fund and Georgia Tech hope to do \u2014 will provide the opportunity to create a living-learning laboratory for hands-on educational and research opportunities that will be a model for the region and similar environments around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Georgia Tech, the project will be integrated into the Institute\u2019s Eco-Commons, a series of campus green spaces designed to conserve natural resources, including energy and water, and provide the community with educational and recreational amenities. This endeavor not only supports Georgia Tech\u2019s goal to use its resources as efficiently as possible, but also manages stormwater runoff and helps protect drinking water sources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is honored to partner with The Kendeda Fund on this groundbreaking project. The Living Building Challenge aligns with our longstanding vision for the campus and provides a unique opportunity to physically demonstrate how Georgia Tech practices thoughtful stewardship of all of our resources and how our innovative thinking can transform future generations,\u201d said Steve Swant, executive vice president for Administration and Finance at Georgia Tech. \u201cThese are disciplines we have proudly instilled in our campus master planning as well as our academic, research and community outreach efforts.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Kendeda Fund has committed to investing $25 million over the next several years to privately fund 100 percent of the design and construction costs of the project as well as an additional $5 million to support programming activities. The Kendeda Fund and Georgia Tech intend for the project to become the first Living Building Challenge 3.0-certified facility of its size and function in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Living Building Challenge is a program, advocacy tool and philosophy that defines the most advanced measure of sustainability possible in the current built environment. Meeting the challenge requires close adherence to some of the most stringent building performance standards in the world. To be certified under the program, a building must meet all the program requirements over a full 12-month period of continued operations and full occupancy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe could not imagine a better partner than Georgia Tech to join us in pursuing the Living Building Challenge,\u201d said Barry Berlin, a long time advisor to The Kendeda Fund who oversees its investments and Atlanta-area philanthropy. \u201cThis project builds on nearly two decades of work by The Kendeda Fund to advance sustainability throughout Atlanta\u2019s built environment. We look forward to helping an entire region learn what\u2019s possible as we embrace the most rigorous building performance standards in the world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPending final approval by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and reaching defined milestones, the goal is to begin construction in 2017 with occupancy targeted for late 2018 and building certification planned for 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#\u0026nbsp; #\u0026nbsp; #\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout The Kendeda Fund\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Kendeda Fund is one of the leading philanthropic investors in civic and environmental programs in the Atlanta area, and is committed to providing solutions to social and ecological challenges at the local and national levels. The Fund accomplishes its mission by advancing green building design, community-design and public interest architecture; championing community wealth building and sustainability strategies; and leveraging innovation of cities to advance equity and sustainability. Previously, The Kendeda Fund provided $300,000 in funding for Georgia Tech\u2019s Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business. Learn more at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.kendedafund.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.kendedafund.org\u0022\u003Ewww.kendedafund.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is one of the nation\u2019s leading research universities, providing a focused, technologically based education to more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized programs, all top-ranked by peers and publications alike, and is ranked in the nation\u2019s top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. It offers degrees through the Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Sciences, the Scheller College of Business, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. As a leading technological university, Georgia Tech has more than 100 centers focused on interdisciplinary research that consistently contribute vital research and innovation to American government, industry, and business.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech receives funding to pursue the first Living Building Challenge 3.0-certified facility of its size and function in the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech receives funding to pursue the first Living Building Challenge 3.0-certified facility of its size and function in the Southeast."}],"uid":"27918","created_gmt":"2015-09-17 15:11:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Laura Diamond","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"449181":{"id":"449181","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449256264","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:04","changed":"1475895189","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:09","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"203285","name":"tech_tower_ii.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech_tower_ii_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tech_tower_ii_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5997542,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tech_tower_ii_0.jpg?itok=qh0oNDDz"}},"449201":{"id":"449201","type":"image","title":"EcoCommons landscape","body":null,"created":"1449256264","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:04","changed":"1475895189","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:09","alt":"EcoCommons landscape","file":{"fid":"203287","name":"ecocommons_landscape.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ecocommons_landscape_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ecocommons_landscape_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":109228,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ecocommons_landscape_0.jpg?itok=ebJ7qEkN"}}},"media_ids":["449181","449201"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"213","name":"energy"},{"id":"807","name":"environment"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"168515","name":"livingbuilding"},{"id":"166890","name":"sustainability"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71911","name":"Earth and Environment"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"556431":{"#nid":"556431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Insights on Sex and Death from a Mutant Roundworm","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn tough times, humans aren\u2019t the only species that think twice about having children.\u0026nbsp; Consider roundworm strain LSJ2.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThough it can\u2019t think \u2013 much less think twice -- about anything, the laboratory worm underwent a surprising mutation that made it prioritize the survival of adults over creating abundant offspring.\u0026nbsp; Researchers noticed the sweeping change in behavior, and the mutation, after LSJ2 had faced hardship for 50 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuch so-called life history trade-offs have been described in many living things from mice to elephants, but now, for the first known time, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have pinned some to a specific mutation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a great hint at how life history trade-offs could be regulated genetically,\u201d said lead researcher Patrick McGrath, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Biological Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers confirmed the link in LSJ2, a strain of the \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E species, by duplicating the mutation in another strain, which reproduced the mutation\u2019s effects to a very high degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe researchers published their results \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosgenetics\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pgen.1006219\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ein the journal PLOS Genetics\u003C\/a\u003E on Thursday, July 28, 2016.\u0026nbsp; Their work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Ellison Medical Foundation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003ESnowball to avalanche\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mutation in the LSJ2 strain amounted to a small deletion in its DNA.\u0026nbsp; As a result, a large protein changed by a meager 10 of its roughly 3,000 amino acids.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut that triggered a huge behavioral overhaul that boosted lifespan and slowed down reproduction.\u0026nbsp; The contrast between the minor genetic tweak and its transformative ramifications might compare well with a toddler knocking loose an avalanche with a snowball.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new discovery also has a tangential connection to human genetics.\u0026nbsp; The roundworm shares with us the NURF-1 gene, on which the mutation occurred.\u0026nbsp; And an associated human protein is involved in, among other things, reproduction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EEvolve faster, please\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll at once, LSJ2 did a lot of peculiar things, and that got the attention of McGrath and his team. And that\u2019s what the lab roundworms are there for.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1951, generations of scientists have been speeding up the evolution of lab-bound \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E by forcing the microscopic species of roundworms to adapt to new, mostly stressful, conditions.\u0026nbsp; Then, when researchers have noticed changes, they\u2019ve worked to trace them to the animals\u2019 genes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcGrath points to a thin, glass slide standing vertically under a light with tubules of fluid connected to it.\u0026nbsp; Inside the slide, is a different lab strain of \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re raising those in fluid with gravity pulling them down to see if mutations will give them the ability to swim,\u201d McGrath said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E50 years of bread and water\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the case of LSJ2, researchers came up with a different challenge to accelerate its evolution. They fed it bland food for 50 years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a diet of watery soy extract with some beef liver extract,\u201d said Wen Xu, a graduate student who researches with McGrath.\u0026nbsp; Sounds yucky enough to humans, but to the roundworm, it\u0027s worse. It equates to a regimen of bread and water.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMutations eventually took hold to promote LSJ2\u2019s survival in the scanty broth, and they were head-turning.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EFewer kids, less sleep\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe stark thing that we noticed first was the propensity to no longer enter the state called dauer,\u201d McGrath said.\u0026nbsp; It\u2019s a kind of hyper-hibernation.\u0026nbsp; \u201cDauer is something most \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E do to extend their lives, but LSJ2 did not.\u0026nbsp; And it lived longer in spite of it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThen the list of anomalies grew, and grew.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe found that almost everything was affected \u2013 when they started reproducing, how many offspring they made, how long they lived,\u201d McGrath said.\u0026nbsp; Some even survived exposure to drugs and heavy metals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEventually we realized that the worms were prioritizing individual survival over reproductive rate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EMutation sleuthing\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn many species, sex dries up when food is scarce, resulting in fewer progeny to compete for it.\u0026nbsp; In addition, many organisms are well-equipped to manage their energies to survive dearth.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E LSJ2 had to mutate into those abilities, and so many mutation-based behavioral changes all at once is uncommon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat you usually find is mutations that play narrow, very specific roles,\u201d McGrath said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThey only affect egg laying, or they only affect life span, or they only affect dauer formation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcGrath and Xu went sleuthing for DNA alterations by mapping quantitative trait loci, which matches up changes in characteristics to genetic changes.\u0026nbsp; They dug in for a long investigation, anticipating multiple suspects among LSJ2\u2019s many mutations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere were hundreds of genetic differences between roundworm strain LSJ2 and the one we were comparing it to,\u201d McGrath said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u2018Smoking gun\u2019\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe comparison laboratory strain is called N2, and it has led a pampered existence with a diet of \u003Cem\u003EE. coli\u003C\/em\u003E -- optimal food for \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026nbsp; (Both the \u003Cem\u003EE. coli\u003C\/em\u003E and the roundworms are strains that are not harmful to humans.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESo, N2 hadn\u2019t been pushed to mutate so much. In addition, to avoid confusion in their research results, the researchers reset some of the mutations N2 did happen to undergo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe comparison led to swift evidence in LSJ2.\u0026nbsp; \u201cEvery single time, it pointed us to the same genetic region on the right arm of chromosome 2,\u201d McGrath said.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E has six chromosomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere were only five genes that were candidates.\u0026nbsp; One of the mutations was a smoking gun -- a 60-base-pair deletion just at the end of the NURF-1 gene.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENURF-1 has the function of remodeling chromatin, which pairs DNA with proteins to wrap them into chromosomes.\u0026nbsp; The resulting configurations strongly influence which genes are expressed. It appears the tiny mutation in the remodeling gene may have led to a massive change in the expression of other genes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are missing pieces needed to understand the pathway from the mutated gene to the massive real-life changes, and the researchers are working to fill them in.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EWorm whoopy\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo confirm the mutation as the trigger of the changes, Xu deployed a CRISPR Cas9 gene editor into N2 worms to make the deletion that LSJ2 had received via mutation, and the results left little doubt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt had a lot of the same effects \u2013 longer life, dauer formation,\u201d Xu said.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe main difference was the reduction of reproduction rates. It was only about half as much in the comparison worm that got the gene editing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy the way, as sex goes, \u003Cem\u003EC. elegans\u003C\/em\u003E are mostly hermaphrodites that produce eggs and their own sperm to fertilize them with.\u0026nbsp; But there are also males that copulate with the hermaphrodites to add new sperm and with it genetic diversity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEdward E. 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