June 30, 2010
A torrent of fluorescent light rushes out onto the cement floor as Marie-Stanislas Remigereau opens the door to the growth chamber. Inside are hundreds of small plants precisely arranged in black trays that flank both walls up… more>
categories: research, faculty research, graduate research
tags: biological sciences, biology, center of excellence in genomic science, disease, fruit flies, genetics, grant, john tower, magnus nordborg, mathematics, michelle arbeitman, national institutes of health, natural sciences, plants, sergey nuzhdin, simon tavaré
January 25, 2010
Recently published in Nature Genetics, a paper by Sergey Nuzhdin, alumnus Tom Turner, and their co-researchers reveals how plants survive in marginal soil environments.
Nuzhdin, professor of molecular biology in USC College,… more>
categories: research, faculty research
tags: article, biology, genes, molecular biology, natural sciences, plants
June 25, 2009
The origin of Joseph Arditti's orchid fascination is a simple one. It all began when he was an undergraduate and found a job helping a wealthy Bel Air resident cultivate his orchids. He repotted and did other tasks at first,… more>
categories: research
tags: biology, botany, natural sciences, orchid, plants
August 1, 2007
The ability of plants to self-pollinate — a big factor in the spread of weeds — is much older than previously thought in one widely studied species, leading biologists say.
The findings show that at least in plant… more>
tags: biology, genetic heritage, plants, sex evolution