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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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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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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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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Special seminar: Pratchett on the state of the Great Barrier Reef
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Morgan Pratchett from the ARC Research Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef…
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June CSUN-al Gardening class will feature tool rehab and maintenance
On Saturday, June 1st, from 9-11 a.m., landscape designer Steve Gerischer will lead the June CSUN-al Gardening class, addressing the best gardening tools, where to get…
View More June CSUN-al Gardening class will feature tool rehab and maintenanceColloquium: Stajich on the lessons from 1,000 fungal genomes
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Jason Stajich from the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at UC…
View More Colloquium: Stajich on the lessons from 1,000 fungal genomesSpecial Seminar: Fischer on parental care by poison frogs
Dr. Eva K. Fischer will visit the Department of Biology next Monday, May 6, to meet with department members and present her research on the…
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This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Ximena Bernal from the Department of Biology at Purdue University. Bernal, who…
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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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The CSUN Women in Science club have launched an online fundraiser to support GIST, their after-school science outreach program for girls at a local middle…
View More CSUN Women in Science launch fundraiser for after-school science outreachColloquium: Rothman on animal development … in spaaaaace
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be given by Dr. Joel Rothman from the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at…
View More Colloquium: Rothman on animal development … in spaaaaaceCSUN grad student receives NSF fellowship to study coral reefs’ resilience
Danielle Becker, M.S. student in Dr. Nyssa Silbiger’s lab, has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for her thesis research on coral’s ability…
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