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Amoroso and Wilson compared populations of Dudleya cymosa cymosa growing in Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park, as one of ten paired-population comparisons in their study. (Barry Breckling, via CalPhotos)

Alumni Publications Research

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…

Awards In the news Research

CSUN Biology undergraduate researcher wins travel grant for conference presentation

Biosphere Editor 31 January, 2019 Chhandak Basu Chris Cerda

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…

A giant sea bass at the California Academy of Sciences aquarium (Flickr: Caitlin Childs)

Publications Research

CSUN marine biologists track down “baby giants”

Biosphere Editor 29 January, 2019 Larry Allen

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…

Awards In the news Research

Rogers and Loza-Coll awarded in BioArt competition for their image of a fruit fly ovary

Biosphere Editor 28 January, 2019 Crystal Rogers Mariano Loza-Coll

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…

Alumni Publications Research

Kelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regeneration

Biosphere Editor 24 January, 2019 Farhana Runa Jonathan Kelber Malachia Hoover Sa La Kim

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…

San Diego skyline at night (Flickr: John Sisti Photograpy

Alumni Conference Events Research

Rogers, Manohar, and Kelber to present in ASCB annual meeting in San Diego

Biosphere Editor 11 December, 2018 Alberto Camacho ASCB Crystal Rogers Jonathan Kelber Subrajaa Manohar

CSUN Biology faculty and students are in San Diego, California, for the 2018 American Society of Cell Biology Meeting. Assistant Professor of Biology Crystal…

Campus Events Publications Research

New volume of the New Journal of Student Research Abstracts showcases K-12 students’ science

Biosphere Editor 6 December, 2018 New Journal of Student Abstracts Steven Oppenheimer

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…

Campus Events Opportunities Research

Applications open for 2019 CSUNposium

Biosphere Editor 3 December, 2018 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…

Volunteer leaders measure a Joshua tree during a pilot run of the survey protocol. (Photo by Jeremy Yoder.)

Projects Research

Joshua Tree Genome Project launches volunteer population surveys with leadership training

Biosphere Editor 28 November, 2018 Jeremy Yoder Joshua tree

The Joshua Tree Genome Project launched a new effort to understand the health of Joshua tree populations across the Mojave Desert earlier this month. The…

Modified visualization of an IF-stained tumor section (Courtesy of the Kelber Lab).

Alumni Publications Research

Bermudes considers tumor-fighting bacteria in Nature Reviews Cancer

Biosphere Editor 14 November, 2018 cancer David Bermudes

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…