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M. Todd Hollingshead

Child in Spiderman costume at the grocery store looking at products in an aisle.

Research

Luke Skywalker Could Sell Twinkies

A BYU study shows that heroes and villains on packaging affects the types of food you buy.

Jeffery Tessem and Thomas Rowley in their research lab

Research

Sweet Medicine

Who would have thought a compound in chocolate could help treat diabetes?

Research

Speeding Up Vaccine Production

BYU researchers hope to make vaccines more readily available internationally.

People

Stopping CO2 Cold

BYU professor’s “game changer” may be the solution to CO2 emissions.

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