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Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the Red-Light Response Pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana
(2024-04)
Plants have developed sophisticated pathways to respond and adapt to the light in their environment. Photoreceptors allow plants to sense specific wavelengths of light, one family being the red/far-redabsorbing
phytochromes ...
Increased Leaf Senescence in Geranium ( Pelargonium x hortorum ) Cutting Propagations with Simulated Shipping Delays
(2022-04)
Geranium flowers are one of the most popular floriculture crops in the world. In the United States, geraniums had a wholesale value of ≈80.7 million dollars in 2020. The majority of these plants come from vegetative ...
Screening for Novel Antibiotic Producers
(2022-04)
The continual emergence of antibiotic resistant microbes is of great concern in the medical community. Many pathogenic bacteria previously susceptible to common antibiotic treatments have evolved resistance, resulting in ...
Quantification of Molybdenum in Zebrafish Embryo Tissue Using Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
(2024-04)
Molybdenum plays an important role in the human body as a cofactor for metabolic processes. An excess of molybdenum may lead to toxicity that causes gout-like symptoms, while too little molybdenum can be fatal. How increased ...
Characterizing the External and Internal Parasites 0f Free-Living California Ground Squirrels and their Potential for the Transmission of Zoonotic Diseases
(2024-04)
A new conceptual framework recently emerged to explain zoonoses transmitted from animal hosts to humans that integrates pathogen type, life cycle, transmission direction, and ecosystem processes. We applied this framework ...
A Large-Scale Study Characterizing the Diversity, Abundance and Depth Distribution of Deep-water Mosses in Wisconsin Lakes
(2022-04)
In freshwater lakes, mosses are distributed in deeper waters than any other form of plant life. Deep-water mosses have been documented from lakes around the world with the earliest descriptions being reported from lakes ...
Treating MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells with Bisphenol A to Examine Effects on Inflammatory Pathways
(2022-04)
This project aims to examine the effects of the environmental estrogen, bisphenol A (BPA), on inflammatory pathways in human breast cancer cells. Environmental estrogens are found in a wide variety of plastics, food, and ...
Patterns of Hybridization in the Asteraceae Family Detected Through Systematic Review of the Primary Literature
(2022-04)
Hybridization is an important evolutionary and biological phenomenon, especially in plants, which hybridize more frequently than animals and fungi. Plant species that hybridize often exhibit additivity, both morphologically ...
Temperature has a Greater Effect on Growth Strategies in Helianthus than Soil Type
(2022-04)
Climate change is a serious ongoing problem and understanding how plant species respond to these changes is crucial for planning agricultural and conservation efforts. Specific leaf area (SLA), a proxy for investment and ...
Seeking Answers for Ocular Disease : Characterizing Intronic Variants of Uncertain Significance
(2022-04)
A diagnostic odyssey is the process of determining a correct medical diagnosis after symptom onset or disease recognition. Unfortunately, the path to diagnosis is frequently not linear and often involves set-backs, changes ...