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Category: Publications

Publications Research

Oppenheimer and students publish large-scale experiment in cellular de-clumping

Biosphere Editor 14 May, 2020 cancer biologySteven Oppenheimer

Cancer cells have different properties in groups than they do solo, including greater risk of metastasis — establishing in parts of the body far from a…

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Illustration of cancerous cells entering the circulatory system
Publications Research

CSUN biologist develops new method to detect cancer in its earliest stages

Biosphere Editor 30 April, 2020 cancer biologyChristian Ruiz Rueda

Knowing specific cancer-causing mutations offers the possibility to nip cancer in the bud — detecting and treating it before a tumor can proliferate and threaten…

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Twin “flumes” placed over patches of coral reef to allow manipulation of the water chemistry
Alumni Projects Publications Research

CSUN marine biologists launch new rig to study climate change under the sea

Biosphere Editor 27 February, 2020 Bob CarpenterGriffin SrednickPeter Edmunds
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A coyote crosses a city street, lit by streetlights (National Park Service)
Alumni Publications Research

CSUN ecologists determine what’s on the menu for LA’s coyotes

Biosphere Editor 20 February, 2020 coyotesRachel LarsonTim Karelsurban ecology

Urban coyotes eat more garbage, fruit, and domestic cats, and are less picky than neighboring suburban and rural coyotes, according to the results of a…

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A schematic of the components of the bacterial RNA polymerase and the role of a sigma factor in transcription (Srivastava et al. 2020, Figure 1)
Publications Research

CSUN microbiologist reviews the potential of a molecule that could help turn bacteria into biological factories

Biosphere Editor 14 February, 2020 cyanobacteriaMichael Summerssigma factors
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California poppies bloom in the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, 2009 (Flickr: Michael Huey)
Projects Publications Research

Statewide coalition will study plants’ responses to climate change using pressed flowers

Biosphere Editor 13 February, 2020 CAP TCNPaul Wilsonphenology

Image: California poppies bloom in the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, 2009 (Flickr: Michael Huey)

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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 Haberkernbehavioral ecologyspiders
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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 Yoderlocal 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 AkkermansiaGilberto 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 Silbigerpeer review
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