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Tag Archives: BEACON Researchers at Work
BEACON Researchers at Work: Female vision-related genes are more plastic in Bicyclus anynana
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of California at Irvine graduate student Aide Macias-Muñoz. My interest in biology began when I was very young with my fascination in living things. My exposure to diverse plants … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Life by the Lake
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by College of Charleston junior Kola George. Kola was an BEACON Undergraduate Research Apprentice (URA) at MSU Kellogg Biological Station in summer 2015, with Jeff Conner as his mentor. This summer, I was … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Murphy's Law
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU sophomore Krista Nicholson. Krista was an BEACON Undergraduate Research Apprentice (URA) at MSU Kellogg Biological Station in summer 2015, with mentors Susan Magnoli & Dr. Jen Lau. Murphy’s Law states … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Bases vs Bytes- Bioinformaticians to the Rescue
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Texas at Austin Research Scientist Dhivya Arasappan. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field in which computer algorithms and statistical methods are applied to answer biological questions. It is a … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Partnerships between plants and bacteria
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Colleen Friel. My foray into the world of science started back when I was a high school student dead set on becoming a large animal veterinarian. To … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Carnivore Skull Evolution
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Nikki Cavalieri. Why? Why do tree frogs stick to glass but toads don’t? Why are baby skinks tail’s blue but adult’s not? Why are puppies and kittens … Continue reading