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Dr. Grant Cramer, University of Nevada,
Monday, October 22, 2007
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Chemical sickens 130 farm workers
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Patrick Abanathy, Reno Gazette-Journal,
Thursday, September 27, 2007
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Professor to research “resurrection” plants
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Guia Del Parda,
Friday, July 13, 2007
A group of University researchers led by John Cushman recently received a $450,000 competitive National Research Initiative grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. The group hopes to discover what key genes are involved in enabling resurection plants to survive desiccation as well as be more drought tolerant. Read more...
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Biochemistry poster competition highlights student work
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John Trent,
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Faculty members, visitors and students participating in the annual Biochemistry Student Poster Competition created a gauntlet of enthusiastic scientific conversation. More than 20 posters were entered, including work by Biochemistry seniors Dan Reynolds, 22, of Carson City, and Michael Mouradian, 28, of Reno. Read more...
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Student in Governor's Cup finals with 'green' plan
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John Trent,
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Mark Lemos a 21-year-old junior in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology within the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources finds himself surrounded by business types as he enters the final stages of the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, a statewide collegiate competition where undergraduate and graduate students vie for cash awards in excess of $110,000. Read more...
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Researchers help find ‘master switch’ in plant communication
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John Trent,
Friday, March 30, 2007
Scientists have puzzled for years in understanding how plants pass signals of stress, due to lack of water or salinity, from chloroplast to nuclei. They know that chloroplasts -- the cellular organelles that give plants their green color -- have at least three different signals that can indicate a plant is under stress.
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