genetics
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Marine scientist uses genetics to inform conservation
New assistant professor Kathleen Lotterhos of Northeastern’s Marine Science Center uncovers clues to environmental sustainability by using genetic analyses to study species from pine trees to Pacific rockfish.
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The hunger games of genes and microbes
A new type of cellular mechanism discovered by Northeastern researchers triggers bacterial biofilm formation.
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Making whoopee, coral style
Pocillopora damicornis is one of the most commonly studied coral species on the planet. Photo by David Combosch. When it comes to making babies, most species pick a strategy and stick with it. Humans, for example, are perfectly happy with our sexual mode of reproduction: Half the DNA from dad mixes…