Ruiz-Rueda Lab probes the genetics of drug resistance in an emerging pathogen
Image: Detail of Ruiz et al (2019) Figure 1
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Hong Lab describes 100 million years of evolutionary changes in worms’ neural architecture
Image: Electron micrograph images of sections through the amphid sensillum of P. pacificus (from Hong et al 2019, Figure 1)
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Silbiger tests thermal tolerances of coral from different climates
Image: A colony of Orbicella franski in Bermuda. (Nyssa Silbiger)
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terHorst reviews the predictability of evolution in “tangled banks” of interacting species
Image: Butterflyfish and corals on a part of the Great Barrier Reef, a diverse community of interacting species threatened by climate change (Wikimedia: Wise Hok…
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Yoder offers perspective on new “gay genes” study
Nickols leads study tracking the success of California’s marine protected areas
Image: Kelp forest (Flickr: NOAA)
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Rogers Lab identifies protein’s role in early nervous system development
Image: Figure 2 from Chacon and Rogers (2019), presenting immunohistochemistry staining to track the expression of Tubulin Beta-III in the neural plate
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CSUN biologists show how cancer cells make themselves at home in healthy tissue
Before they begin to spread through the body, some cancer cells secrete molecules that may make tumor-free tissues more hospitable to invading cancer cells, CSUN…
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Silbiger talks climate change and the challenges of science communication on Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast
CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Nyssa Silbiger appeared on the latest episode of the Sisters of Sci-Fi podcast, talking with host L. Stephanie Tate about…
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Atlas Obscura spotlights CSUN graduate student who’s turning roadkill into data
CSUN Biology graduate student Rachel Larson was recently featured in Atlas Obscura, in an article highlighting how she learns about the lives of coyotes by…
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CSUN ecologists track the nightlife of the urban bobcat
Rabbits find the Los Angeles suburbs as hospitable as nearby natural areas, but bobcats, their predators, are cautious about venturing into human-dominated landscapes to hunt,…
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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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Compiling data across many experiments, CSUN biologist seeks the strongest source of natural selection
CSUN microbiologists uncover clues to a microbe’s role in the human gut
Survey by CSUN biologist finds that mean-spirited peer reviewer comments are common — and costly
CSUN joins a century-old participatory science project, counting birds for the holidays
Image: A black phoebe, one of the common songbirds on the CSUN campus (Flickr: Maggie Smith)
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National Garden Clubs offer scholarships to biology students
Image: A domestic rose (Flickr: Jeremy Yoder)
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