CSUN microbiologists separate the quick and the dead in frozen Arctic soil
Microbiologists in the CSUN Department of Biology have carefully sifted the microbial community living in permafrost — the permanently frozen layer of soil below Arctic tundra…
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CSUN biologists test whether coral symbionts can beat the heat
Climate change has warmed ocean temperatures, increasing the risk and frequency of coral bleaching, a stress response in which corals expel the colorful algal symbionts…
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Bacteria engineered to produce and deliver drug compounds could be a new powerful new tool for cancer therapy and many other medical applications. A new…
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CSUN botanists find 10 different ways that Dudleyas do all right in dry conditions
Natural selection is very good at finding solutions to the challenges organisms face in varying environments. Often, selection acting on different species that face the…
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CSUN marine biologists track down “baby giants”
The giant sea bass is one of the most striking inhabitants of southern California’s coastal marine areas, but an important part of its life cycle…
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Kelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regeneration
CSUN biologists have traced interactions between Cripto, a signaling protein associated with development and stem cell regulation, and other molecules that direct tissue regeneration. The…
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Bermudes considers tumor-fighting bacteria in Nature Reviews Cancer
A promising new tool for cancer therapy may be bacteria engineered to attack tumor cells, according to a review article recently published in the journal…
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CSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paper
Coral populations’ recovery from disturbances is facilitated by increased success of juvenile corals after the loss of competing adults, according to a new study from…
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Boosting expression of a key gene may help plants survive a soaking
Plants engineered to produce more of a key growth-regulating hormone tolerated flooding for almost twice as long siblings without the boost, CSUN biologists report in…
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CSUN biologist reports on queer experiences in STEM careers at Out to Innovate conference
CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder presented new results in an ongoing study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and otherwise “queer”-identified professionals working in…
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K-12 Research Symposium brings hundreds of student scientists to CSUN
The 2019 K-12 Research Symposium, organized by Emeritus Professor of Biology Steven Oppenheimer, filled the Northridge Center on Sunday, March 10. Elementary and high school…
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Colloquium: Gerrish on tiny crustaceans that light up the sea
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Gretchen Gerrish, visiting from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Gerrish studies…
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CSUN Biology and NASA offer training in planetary protection
One rarely-mentioned aspect of NASA’s mission to explore the Solar System is planetary protection, the protocols the space agency uses to protect other worlds from alien…
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Colloquium: Larson on the genetics of reproductive isolation in house mice
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Erica Larson, visiting from the University of Denver. Dr. Larson studies sexual…
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The Biology Awards Committee is currently accepting nominations and applications for the 2018-2019 school year, due by next Friday, March 15. The Committee administers a…
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Schiffman to present on biodiversity and conservation in Borneo
Dr. Polly Schiffman will give a presentation, illustrated with lots of her photos, about biodiversity and conservation in Sabah, Borneo in the Behavior, Ecology, and…
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NIH Director’s Blog highlights CSUN students’ BioArt
An image of cells in a fruit fly ovary from a CSUN Biology undergraduate course, which was recently recognized in the annual FASEB BioArt competition,…
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Colloquium: Brawley on the evolutionary power of seaweed
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Susan Brawley, visiting the Department from the University of Maine. Brawely studies…
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