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    CSUN Biology students take the prize at the 2025 CSUNposium

    The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2025 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    Matador Microbiologists Merge Mycology with Mahjong

    Do toxic, glowing fungi play Mahjong? Mycologists Rudy Diaz, Resident Mycologist of the Los Angeles Mycological Society, and CSUN Professor of Biology David Bermudes didn’t…

    Biosphere Editor 17 April, 2025
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    CSUN plant biologists document effects of drought stress on a spice-cabinet staple

    Turmeric, the fragrant and colorful spice used in a number of cuisines, has also had uses in traditional medicine, which are increasingly under investigation by…

    Biosphere Editor 14 November, 2024
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    Check out the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest

    The votes are in, and congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest: First place goes to Angelina Piette’s view of two-toed…

    Biosphere Editor 20 September, 2024
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    CSUN biologists reconstruct more than a century of Joshua tree flowering events to reveal the impacts of recent climate change

    Climate change has already shifted global temperatures and precipitation patterns from historical conditions, but tracking how these changes have impacted vulnerable species and ecosystems is…

    Biosphere Editor 12 September, 2024
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Check out CSUN Biology’s best summer photos — and vote for your favorite!

Biosphere Editor 8 September, 2023 student researchsummerwildflowerswildlife

The fall semester is well under way, but CSUN Biology students, faculty, and staff have brought back a summer’s worth of memories — and images. Click…

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Kelp forest (Flickr: NOAA)
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CSUN biologists test giant kelp’s capacity to settle for climate-changed waters

Biosphere Editor 7 September, 2023 Casey TerHorstclimate changegiant kelpMelissa Kurman

Species everywhere in the world face rising temperatures as carbon pollution changes the global climate. Some, however, may be able to evolve as climate change…

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Colloquium: Hong on the behavioral neurobiology of nematodes

Biosphere Editor 1 September, 2023 Pristionchus pacificusRay Hong

The Fall 2023 Biology Colloquium Series launches this Friday with a seminar by CUSN Professor of Biology Ray Hong. Dr. Hong studies chemosensory and behavioral…

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Biology Stockroom readies for a new school year

Biosphere Editor 29 August, 2023 Brian CowanEli PerezEstefany PortilloWendy Dunbar

As the fall semester brings students back to campus, the Biology Stockroom staff has been busy preparing Department facilities and equipment for a new academic…

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Department vehicle fleet welcomes two shiny new members

Biosphere Editor 29 August, 2023 field tripsvehicles

The Department has acquired two replacement vehicles! There is a new Ford F-250 and a new Toyota Highlander to replace the old, run-down versions of…

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CSUN Biology celebrates award-winning students

Biosphere Editor 19 May, 2023 student awards

The CSUN Biology Department is pleased to announce the winners of student awards and scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year, who will be recognized in…

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Colloquium: Lopez on the use of “multi-omics” to understand drugs’ effects within cells

Biosphere Editor 12 May, 2023 Carlos Lopezcellular biology

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Carlos Lopez of Altos Labs. Dr. Lopez studies cellular-level molecular processes and their regulation, integrating very large…

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Colloquium: Barnett on the challenge of celiac disease, and drug discovery solutions

Biosphere Editor 5 May, 2023 celiac diseasedrug discoveryLisa Barnett

For the final seminar of the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium series, the Biology Department hosts a virtual talk by Lisa Barnett, Associate Director of Immunology…

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Colloquium: Dawson on polyploid cancer cells and tactics to target them for treatment

Biosphere Editor 28 April, 2023 cancer biologyMichelle Dawson

This week the Spring 2023 Biology Colloquium hosts Michelle Dawson, Assistant Professor of Medical Science in the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry…

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CSUN Biology students take the prize at CSUNposium

Biosphere Editor 26 April, 2023 CSUNposium

The Biology Department was well represented at last week’s 2023 CSUNposium, with undergrad researchers and Master’s students presenting their research in dozens of talks and…

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