Jon worked at University Communications from 2012 to 2020.
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Ever heard a Utahn say 'mountain'?
It’s no secret that Utahns tend to drop the T in words like “mountain.” BYU linguistics professor David Eddington and student Matthew Savage researched how, exactly, it happens — both physically and socially.
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BYU professor, student contribute to new way of looking at DNA
Scientists used to believe that 95 percent of our DNA was useless, termed “junk DNA.” New evidence suggests their estimate was quite a bit off. A new worldwide collaborative study that involved a Brigham Young University professor-student team found that 80 percent of human DNA plays a functional, important role.
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