Author Juan Canchola makes natural products and tests them against bacteria to see if they can be used as antibiotics.
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Are GMOs a threat? Exploring Views of Peru‘s Ban on Genetically Modified Organisms
Teddy Dondanville studies the GMO ban implemented in Peru. He looks at how different stakeholder groups view the GMO ban and questions the policy aim of the law.
Timing and continuity of heat waves affects sexual development in a turtle
Author Anthony Breitenbach studies how heat waves affect male or female development in the red-eared slider turtle.
Religious/Cultural Identity Politics in “Secular” US and Europe
Nick Mullins studies how religion and culture shape political life in North America and in Europe.
Evidence that offspring manage hormones produced by maternal stress
Dr. Amanda Wilson Carter works with turtles to study how stress hormones effect hatchling survivorship.
Effects of inbreeding in crickets
Kylie Hampton and Ian Rines use the decorated cricket to study effects of inbreeding. They mate crickets to each other and look at how inbreeding effects reproduction.
Horoscope haters beware: a turtle’s birthday may decide more than we think
Haley Nichols studies turtle behavior. She looks at how nesting season relates to the turtle’s ability to right itself when its on its back.
Infection outcomes not significantly affected by thermal variability in a bumble bee host-parasite system
Kerrigan Tobin studies bumble bees and the parasites that infect them. She looks at how temperature impacts the ability of the bumblebee to fight off infections.
Turning up the heat: how turtle hatchlings respond to environmental temperature
Dr. Amanda Wilson Carter works with turtles to see how heatwaves effect the development of the turtle. She addresses how climate change might effect turtles over time.
Making tiny gold particles to speed up chemical reactions
Pascal Nnaemeka Eyimegwu studies nanoparticles and how they can be used to speed up chemical reactions.