January 2020 – CSUN Biosphere

MRI images of a brain, with three images highlighted and color-coded

Colloquium Departmental Events

Colloquium: Mitra on the use of AI for cancer diagnosis

Biosphere Editor 31 January, 2020 Machine learning medical imaging Sushmita Mitra

Image: MRI images with analysis output for visual saliency (Sushmita Mitra)

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A spiderweb beaded with dew

Alumni Publications Research

Spiders spin their webs where the weather won’t bother them, CSUN Biology graduate finds

Biosphere Editor 30 January, 2020 Andrea Haberkern behavioral ecology spiders

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clouds filling valleys between mountain peaks

Publications Research

Compiling data across many experiments, CSUN biologist seeks the strongest source of natural selection

Biosphere Editor 27 January, 2020 Jeremy Yoder local adaptation

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A diagram of the "pangenome" inventory of genes found in 75 Akkermansia genome assemblies

Alumni Publications Research

CSUN microbiologists uncover clues to a microbe’s role in the human gut

Biosphere Editor 23 January, 2020 Akkermansia Gilberto Flores

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An iPhone home screen with an angry face on the e-mail app icon

In the news Publications Research

Survey by CSUN biologist finds that mean-spirited peer reviewer comments are common — and costly

Biosphere Editor 21 January, 2020 Nyssa Silbiger peer review

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