
Mushrooms are a hot topic these days. Many people are into mushroom hunting and foraging, mainly focusing on popular edible species like the morrell mushroom or truffles. However, did you know...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured, student research Tags: DNA barcoding, fungi, genome sequencing, mushrooms
New evolutionary study shows evidence for LUPA (Last Universal Photosynthetic Ancestor) Life on Earth as we know it essentially depends on photosynthesis. The process of photosynthesis is arguably the most important...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured Tags: bacterial photosynthesis, evolution
Have you ever tried growing native plants or setting up a native garden and found that some plants grow slow or not at all? The issue may not be your lack...
Category: Faculty Research, student research, Sustainability Tags: native plants, soil microbiome
The Nebraska salt marshes are a very unique ecosystem and one of the few places in the US where the ground water is naturally salty. They are a relic of ancient...
Category: Faculty Research, student research, Sustainability Tags: extremophiles, microbiome, Nebraska Salt Marsh
Bellevue University, in collaboration with the Winogradsky Institute of Biology and GEOMAR, announces the discovery of a new bacterium, Thioalkalicoccus limnaeus strain Um2, found in a hydrothermal system from Russia’s Baikal...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured Tags: extremophiles
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the Dutchman’s pipe cactus or better known as Queen of the Night, is a species of cactus that is native to Southern Mexico and to extensive areas of South America. It is widely...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured, Science Lab
Summer is almost over, but do you ever wonder what microbes are possibly in your swimming pool? You may not know that some species can easily survive chlorine and can be...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured, student research Tags: mycobacterium, swimming pool
Native plants don’t get nearly enough research attention and the representation of genome information for native plants is substantially lower than the database information available for crop plants or popular ornamental...
Category: Faculty Research, Science Lab, student research, Sustainability Tags: bellevue university, cleomella, native plants
Join us for TEDxOMAHA Salon: Your microbes and you! 5 September 2024 at 6:00 PM. Fun facts. Did you know that the microbes that live in you, on you, and around...
Category: Faculty Research Tags: microbiome, TEDx
Dr. John Kyndt, Professor of Microbiology and Sustainability is one of this year’s recipients of the Nebraska EPSCoR grants for Undergraduate Research Experience in Small Colleges and Universities. His proposal entitled:...
Category: Faculty Research, Featured, student research Tags: extremophiles, Nebraska Salt Marsh
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