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Collecting Seed Bacteria Under Stressors

Curating a Collection of Seed Bacteria Community Members Enriched Under Maternal Plant Stress
Joanna Colovas, 3rd year

Abstract

Many plants rely on interactions with microbes to gain essential nutrients for growth and to promote stress tolerance. One way that plants can acquire their microbiota is via vertical transmission from the parent plant via the seed. However, there is currently a knowledge gap regarding the seed microbiome and its consequences for the next generation of plants.
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A Ray of Hope

A Ray of Hope: investigating the effect of light composition on shelter cat welfare
Kathryn Hurt, 3rd year

Abstract

Cats that are adopted quickly tend to cope well in the shelter environment, showing affiliative, engaging behaviors at the front of the kennel toward potential adopters. Cats that do not cope well may hide in the back of the kennel or if provided, in a hide box, and tend to have longer stays in the shelter.
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Mammalian Magnetoreception Capabilities

Megan Weil headshot Conscientious Mammalian Magnetoreception Capabilities by Means of the Cryptochrome-2 Protein
Megan Weil, 2nd year

Abstract

Changes in Earth’s magnetic field are known to influence the behavior of organisms from all five kingdoms of life. In mice, the cryptochrome-2 repressor is the recognized protein responsible for their magnetoreception capabilities. The extent of the receptor’s influence is unknown, and whether its associated responses are due to subconscious instinct or conscious choice.
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