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TWENTY YEARS OF LAND USE AND THE IMPACT OF NITRATE, E. COLI AND CHLOROPHYLL FOR TWO LAKES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
(2021-08-10)
Clean and safe drinking water is a human right. Global, federal, and state agencies that monitor the source and quality of drinking water are limited in power and oversight. Historically, human groups have replaced wetland ...
POPULATION GENOMICS AND CONSERVATION OF TEXAS CAVE AND SPRING SALAMANDERS (PLETHODONTIDAE: EURYCEA)
(2020-08-18)
Understanding species boundaries and gene flow among the cave and spring salamanders of the central Texas region (genus Eurycea) has been a challenge for many decades. Although previous research has greatly increased our ...
Stream Biodiversity and Co-occurrence Network Topology along Sub-continental to Global Nutrient and Land Use Gradients
(2020-07-21)
Freshwaters are some of the most vulnerable ecosystems to global change forces, such as land use and eutrophication, implicated in the loss of biodiversity and biotic homogenization (increased similarity) of species ...
DEVELOPING APPROACHES THAT LEVERAGE NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TO STUDY BROAD BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
(2019-11-18)
The advent of Next Generation Sequencing has been an extremely powerful tool in transforming the way we answer biological questions today. With the price per base pair continuously decreasing, and throughput, sequencing ...
Leveraging the dynamic repeat element landscape of squamate reptile genomes to understand broad patterns of Vertebrate genome evolution and transposable element biology
(2019-11-20)
Vertebrate genomes are mostly composed of transposable elements (TE), mobile DNA sequences that have shaped genome structure and evolution by promoting positive (e.g., regulatory network rewiring, embryo development) and ...
INVESTIGATING THE MICROEVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES THAT PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN BIODIVERSITY AND TRAIT NOVELTY
(2021-08-02)
Gene flow, mutation, selection, and genetic drift influence patterns of speciation, adaptation, and
biodiversity. In the age of genomics, we have been increasingly able to understand the interplay
between these ...
CHEMICAL AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE
(2021-06-29)
Mitochondria are essential for energy production, metabolic signaling, calcium homeostasis, and other roles. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction can result in cellular decline and the onset of disease. Cells use the ...
THE MECHANISM OF ENZYME STABILITY AND SPECIFICITY IN CASPASE-3
(2021-04-20)
The caspase family has been found as regulated proteins that play an important role in apoptosis and inflammation. Incorrect caspase regulation may cause serious diseases such as cancer. Knowing the mechanisms and evolution ...
Population and reproductive dynamics of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in Texas reservoirs: Predicting the sustainability of zebra mussel populations in warmer waters
(2020-05-28)
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are highly invasive freshwater bivalve mollusks, introduced to the United Sates in the late 1980’s, and known for forming dense colonies that can encrust boat hulls and motors, damage ...
Insights into the role and regulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response during pathogen infection
(2021-11-08)
Mitochondria are essential cellular organelles known for their role in energy production, apoptosis, aging, calcium signaling and others. Due to their essential nature, mitochondria are often under attack by numerous ...