Apr 12, 2019 | Biology, –Archives
“Investigations of day-night rhythms of reef processes are required to holistically understand the functional roles of microbial players in these ecosystems,” said Linda Wegley Kelly…
Apr 5, 2019 | Biology, –Archives
Sarah Kienle, a comparative biologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, measuring the skull of a northern elephant seal. Photo Credit: Carolyn Lagattuta/UC Santa Cruz By comparing the bones of ancient and contemporary seals, researchers say a particular...
Apr 5, 2019 | Biology, –Archives
“Our work, which, to our knowledge, is the first to describe the kinematics of evasive leaps by bipedal rodents avoiding actual attacks from predators, supports the idea that bipedalism may have been favored in kangaroo rats because it allows for the rapid…
Apr 3, 2019 | Biology, –Archives
The work in an EIS lab could help protect a species whose numbers are dwindling. By Jeff Ristine Using a tiny tissue sample collected from one of the largest fishing ports in India, a San Diego State University laboratory has developed a detailed genetic...
Apr 2, 2019 | Biology, Field Stations Program, –Archives
“Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve is one of the most critical corridors for wildlife and habitat biodiversity, we connect the Palomar Mountains to the East, and Santa Ana Mountain to the West for wildlife. Wildlife and animals use the river valley as a highway,” 20-year reserve manager Pablo Bryant said.
Sep 17, 2018 | Biological and Medical Informatics, –Archives
Gathered in the lab of San Diego State University professor Faramarz Valafar, more than a dozen graduate students and research assistants focus on the most deadly pathogen on the planet. They analyze the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause...
