{"id":1,"date":"2026-07-08T17:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bodhiscience\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:57:55","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/bodhiscience\/2026\/07\/08\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Bodhi Science Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a\">Our team investigates life from diverse perspectives. We work at the intersection of biological and Buddhist thought, and integrate contemplative approaches into our research and lab culture. We study many living systems that currently include slugs, nematodes, mushrooms, and trees. We deploy many qualitative and quantitative analytical methods that currently include DNA sequencing, ethnobiological interviews, laboratory assays, and field-based biological research. Check out our Projects<\/span><span style=\"color: #5040ae\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a\">and Mission and Values p<\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a\">ages to learn more about what we do and what we&#8217;re about. Check out the People page<\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a\">\u00a0to see who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p data-wp-context---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::{&quot;fontSize&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init---core-fit-text=\"core\/fit-text::callbacks.init\" data-wp-interactive data-wp-style--font-size=\"core\/fit-text::context.fontSize\" class=\"has-fit-text\">Our lab is in the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ib.oregonstate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Integrative Biology<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at Oregon State University, on&nbsp;<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/land-acknowledgment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalapuyan Land<\/a><\/strong>. We are also part of the&nbsp;<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu\/sps\/contemplative-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OSU Contemplative Studies Initiative<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9515\/files\/2026\/07\/bodhisciencelab_breakfast-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bodhi Science Lab, Summer 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team investigates life from diverse perspectives. We work at the intersection of biological and Buddhist thought, and integrate contemplative approaches into our research and lab culture. 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