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…
View More Colloquium: Brawley on the evolutionary power of seaweedSummer undergraduate research in next generation sequencing at CSU San Marcos
Undergraduates interested in laboratory and bioinformatics methods for high-throughput “next generation” DNA sequencing have a well supported new opportunity at one of CSUN’s sister campuses…
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Colloquium: Coffroth on corals and their microbes
This week’s seminar in the Biology Colloquium series will be presented by Dr. Mary Alice Coffroth, who is visiting the department from the University at…
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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…
View More CSUN biologists test whether coral symbionts can beat the heatNo Colloquium seminar on Friday, February 15
There will be no seminar in the Biology Colloquium seminar series today, Friday February 15, because the invited speaker has had to cancel. The spring…
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The Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution Research (BEER) Club and the Marine Biology Graduate Student Association invite CSUN Biology students at all levels to a panel…
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Microbiology Students Association hosts microbial brewery tour
The CSUN Microbiology Students Association will host “Beer Making 101” with Professor and departmental brewmaster Michael Summers, who will explain the role of microorganisms in…
View More Microbiology Students Association hosts microbial brewery tourBermudes Lab discovery could aid in engineering cancer-fighting bacteria
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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