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…
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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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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…
View More Kelber Lab dissects a protein’s role in regeneration
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’ science
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…
View More Bermudes considers tumor-fighting bacteria in Nature Reviews Cancer
Coral populations’ recovery from disturbances is facilitated by increased success of juvenile corals after the loss of competing adults, according to a new study from…
View More CSUN marine biologists examine how corals reassemble reefs in new paper
Plants engineered to produce more of a key growth-regulating hormone tolerated flooding for almost twice as long siblings without the boost, CSUN biologists report in…
View More Boosting expression of a key gene may help plants survive a soaking
In an article published in the open-access journal PeerJ, Professor of Biology Robert Espinoza and colleagues at La Sierra University, the University of Kansas, Universiti Sains Malaysia,…
View More New geckoes described by CSUN Biology professor and colleagues
The invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha has evolved to grow more rapidly in its new range, but this change is not associated with stronger competitive ability against…
View More Invasive wildflower grows bigger, but not more competitive, in new territory
Experiments with the invasive wildflower Medicago polymorpha show that the plant evolved to be a tougher competitor as it established itself in new habitats, including California.…
View More This invasive plant succeeds by evolving to compete