Ground-layer invertebrates (GLI) are an integral part of forest communities because of their ability to break down leaf litter. As key players in the process of nutrient cycling, they are essential to ecosystem functioning. ...

Staphylococcus equorum and Staphylococcus succinus are bacterial species commonly associated with livestock including equine and avian species, also certain food products. Human infection as a result of these species is ...

Gibberellic acid is a naturally occurring plant hormone that regulates growth such as stem elongation and germination. Paclobutrazol is a synthetic growth regulator that inhibits the formation of gibberellic acid resulting ...

The circadian clock coordinates the timing of many functions including hormone secretions, digestive function, brain activity, sleep, and a variety of behaviors. Evidence suggests that an improperly functioning biological ...

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) causes cysts to form within the kidneys, leading ultimately to renal failure. Prior research in our lab demonstrated that expression of the papl gene is downregulated in a zebrafish model ...

The capability to detect the amount and quality of light is critical for plant growth and development. Red and far-red light are detected by the phytochrome (phy) photoreceptors which mediate plant behavior1. The flowering ...

The goal of this project was to create a geographic search tool to show where data was collected in the archipelago for the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, Ecuador. First, I efficiently updated about 28,000 ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing crisis in the medical field. In the U.S alone 23,000 people die per year from once easily treated infections. This number is only expected to grow due to the rapid acquisition of modes ...

Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) suffer from disrupted kidney function due to large, fluid-filled cysts that form in the collecting ducts and kidney tubules. Current treatments for the ...

The purpose of our research was to potentially find new strains of bacteria with antibiotic-producing abilities that could be effective against pathogenic microorganisms. A variety of soil samples were taken from multiple ...