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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Category: Research
Bermudes 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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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…
View More CSUN botanists find 10 different ways that Dudleyas do all right in dry conditionsCSUN Biology undergraduate researcher wins travel grant for conference presentation
CSUN Biology undergraduate researcher Chris Cerda has been awarded a travel grant to present at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists…
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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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Rogers and Loza-Coll awarded in BioArt competition for their image of a fruit fly ovary
Two CSUN Biology faculty were among the winners of the 2018 BioArt competition held by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Assistant Professors…
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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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Rogers, Manohar, and Kelber to present in ASCB annual meeting in San Diego
CSUN Biology faculty and students are in San Diego, California, for the 2018 American Society of Cell Biology Meeting. Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal…
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New volume of the New Journal of Student Research Abstracts showcases K-12 students’ science
A new volume of the New Journal of Student Research, edited by CSUN Biology Professor Emeritus Steve Oppenheimer, has been published online through the CSUN ScholarWorks…
View More New volume of the New Journal of Student Research Abstracts showcases K-12 students’ scienceApplications open for 2019 CSUNposium
Applications open today for students interested in presenting research results at the annual CSUNposium, to be held Friday, April 5, 2019. The CSUNposium is a…
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