Biology: Recent submissions
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A STORM of activity: Super-resolution imaging analysis of activity-dependent synaptic development in the circadian photoentrainment circuit
(2020)Circadian rhythmicity is a subconscious process that controls for many of our daily behaviors such as appetite and sleep. Controlled by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN), the circadian rhythm is entrained to environmental ... -
EXPLORING THE TEMPERATURE AND HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE OF TROPICAL OCEANS TO VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS OVER THE LAST 400 YEARS USING CORAL GEOCHEMISTRY
(2020)Volcanic eruptions perturb the Earth’s climate system. Open questions remain about the response of the hydrologic cycle and internal variability. Coral skeletal strontium to calcium ratios (Sr/Ca) and oxygen isotopic ratios ... -
INTERPRETING GENETIC VARIANTS FOR DISCOVERING DISEASE ETIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS
(2020)High-throughput sequencing methods now provide extensive data on disease-related human genetic variants. New methods are required to maximally utilize these data for enhanced understanding and treatment of human diseases. ... -
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION AND BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKE ION CHANNELS
(2020)Plant and animal cells live in different ionic milieus and evolved different electrical membrane properties. As membrane transport in plants and animals has diversified through the population of ion channels to tailor ... -
TIME IS ENERGY: DRIVERS OF MIGRATORY AND NON-MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS BY SOARING BIRDS
(2020)Vultures are obligate scavengers and search over large areas for carrion, which is ephemeral. To profit from carrion, they are also obligate soarers that rely on the availability of environmental updrafts to subsidize ...