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Biology News

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DNA breakthrough detects genetic diversity of invasive fish

The genetic material that species shed into their environments can reveal the presence of the species and a broad range of information about the genetics of entire populations.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Biodiversity
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A new study testing the accuracy of existing methods used to predict the genetic variation that cause infertility found that relying on computational or in vitro experiments alone is insufficient.

  • Computational Biology
  • Biology
  • Genetics
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Heat-retaining buildings and paved surfaces are directly related to a loss in bird diversity, according to a study by scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Zhejiang University in China.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Change
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News

City life favors species that display characteristics know as “urban trait syndrome,” including being adaptable and not too fussy about what they eat.

  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Animals
  • Behavior
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Cornell researchers have successfully transferred key regions of a highly efficient red algae into a tobacco plant to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Field Crops
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Celina Juliano

Seminar

Seminar By Celina Juliano Associate Professor University of California, Davis Mechanisms of Development and Regeneration in Hydra Friday, May 19, 2023 | 3:30 PM G10 Biotech Building If you need accommodations to participate in this event please...
  • Biology
  • Genetics
James Fraser

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Seminar By James Fraser Professor, Vice Dean of Research University of California, San Fransisco Finding New Inhibitors for the SARS CoV2 Macrodomain with Fragments, Neutrons, and Entropy! Friday, May 12, 2023 | 3:30 PM G10 Biotech Building If...
  • Biology
  • Genetics