{"id":2909,"date":"2025-05-27T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:46:15","slug":"mom-genes-look-good-on-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/2025\/05\/27\/mom-genes-look-good-on-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Genes Look Good on Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mammals encompass some of the most interesting animals on the planet. We can see how bats have mastered the sky with wings like birds or how dolphins have adapted streamlined bodies for life in the ocean just like fish. The ability to evolve similar characteristics to overcome common problems found in the environment is called convergent evolution and opens our eyes to the fundamentals of how life has changed to face the challenges of our planet. One such trait that is the product of convergent evolution is echolocation, which is the subject of research for our guest on the show this week Serena Frazee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2912\" style=\"width:209px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.png 243w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Serena is a 2nd year PhD student in the lab of Dr. Katie Everson, a part of the Department of Integrated Biology. Serena is an Oregon native from Portland and was initially driven to science by an interest at the intersections of neuroscience and art. However, it was her love of understanding genetics that inspired her to come to OSU and pursue her PhD. Since coming to OSU she has been a part of a few projects, but on the show we\u2019ll get to hear what she\u2019s learned while studying tenrecs, a relative of shrews that are only found in Madagascar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image.jpeg 753w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image-300x173.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2150\/files\/2025\/05\/image-624x360.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>Tune into KBVR 88.7 FM at 7 pm PST on May 25th to hear Serena explain how echolocation evolves in unusual places and her fight to change how people view the narrative of gene research. Hopefully she\u2019ll also answer my burning question of \u201cwhy does everything become crab?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Mireia Roig-Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mammals encompass some of the most interesting animals on the planet. We can see how bats have mastered the sky with wings like birds or how dolphins have adapted streamlined bodies for life in the ocean just like fish. 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