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Tag: Michael Summers

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Check out the winners of the 2024 Biosphere Summer Photo Contest

Biosphere Editor 20 September, 2024 Angelina PietteMichael SummersRobert Espinoza

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…

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Featured Publications Research

CSUN biologist helps demonstrate a new way to take genes into space

Biosphere Editor 11 September, 2024 Michael Summers

Modern molecular biology needs DNA, and molecular biology in space requires a way to get that DNA into orbit. Transporting bio-molecules above the Earth’s atmosphere…

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Filaments of green bacterial cells
Publications Research

CSUN microbiologists track the genes that could turn cyanobacteria into biofuel factories

Biosphere Editor 7 October, 2020 Michael SummersMicrobiology

Engineering bacteria to produce complex organic molecules that can be processed into biofuel may be a key to removing fossil fuels from the global energy…

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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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Departmental Events

Microbiology Students Association hosts microbial brewery tour

Biosphere Editor 13 February, 2019 Michael SummersMicrobiology Student association

The CSUN Microbiology Students Association will host “Beer Making 101” with Professor and departmental brewmaster Michael Summers, who will explain the role of microorganisms in…

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