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New SDSU Study Examines Role of Sea Urchins on California Kelp

New SDSU Study Examines Role of Sea Urchins on California Kelp

“Healthy kelp forests are important both economically and ecologically along our coast. They act as nurseries and vital habitat for valuable fishery species, recreation sites for kayakers, free divers, and scuba divers, and serve as the base of rocky reef food webs,” said Robert Dunn…

Promising Compound Draws Grant for SDSU Heart Institute

Promising Compound Draws Grant for SDSU Heart Institute

“In 2019 we hope to expand and extend the results that we’ve gotten so far and do studies in larger animals, (where) the hearts are more like a human heart than the mouse heart,” said Glembotski, whose grant application achieved a rare perfect score from its NIH review panel. “Once we’ve completed those studies…

For Night Vision, Snakes See a Clear Choice

For Night Vision, Snakes See a Clear Choice

San Diego State University doctoral student Hannes Schraft wanted to learn whether rattlesnakes find their way around at night with their eyes alone, or get an assist from the same thermal-sensing abilities they use to hunt prey.

SDSU Sage Project Announces Search for New Community Partnership

SDSU Sage Project Announces Search for New Community Partnership

SDSU’s Sage Project is accepting applications from potential community partners for the 2019-20 academic year. By Ryan Schuler San Diego State University’s Sage Project is searching for a new partnership with a local community for the 2019-20 academic year. The Sage...
Researchers Peer Into the Molecular Structure of Spider Silk

Researchers Peer Into the Molecular Structure of Spider Silk

The joint study with Northwestern University unravels the very beginning of the fiber-spinning process and could aid in development of an artificial version. By Jeff Ristine The most amazing power of the Black Widow spider isn’t its fearsome venom. It’s the incredible...

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