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Happier Times, at Point Lobos
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Pt. Lobos Now that we are scattered to the winds and sheltering in place, it’s nice to reflect back on happier times. We visited Point Lobos during our attendance at ASN2020. Stay safe and healthy, everybody! We’ll see you back … Continue reading
Postdoc Jannick Van Cauwenberghe gave a poster at the 2019 Microbial Population Biology Gordon Conference
Congratulations to Kim La Pierre for a new paper!
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We’ve just published our first paper on our invasive legume project! Thanks to corresponding author Kim La Pierre for shepherding this project to completion. Figure 1. In California, (a) French broom (Genista monspessulana), (b) Spanish broom (Spartium junceum), and (c) … Continue reading
Welcome to Marriam and Mohsin!
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We’re excited to welcome back Marriam and Mohsin, who have returned to visit our lab for a year. Mohsin will be isolating non-rhizobium plant growth-promoting bacteria from legume nodules. Marriam will be collaborating with Ellen on isolating bacteriophage from rhizobia.
Congratulations to Anthony Pham!
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Anthony Pham has been awarded the IB Department’s Joseph LeConte Award in natural history for his work studying how the stress tolerance of Bradyrhizobium bacterial strains varies with their relative abundance in the nodules of gorse (Ulex europeaus), a European … Continue reading
Simms lab visits the Exploratorium!
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The weekend before Thanksgiving, we spent a morning exploring the Exploratorium. We especially enjoyed the Science of Sharing exhibit. Briana and Helen check out the Prisoner’s Dilemma. They got it right for the one-off: both defected. What happened when it … Continue reading
incoming student Briana Boaz stopped by on her way north to Alaska!
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Briana breezed through last week on her way to Alaska. She is enjoying a road trip before buckling down to graduate work. I think that this is a great idea, as it is harder to get away for long periods … Continue reading
Join us in preparing to celebrate 2016 as the International Year of Pulses!
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The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses! Pulses are legumes raised for their seed crop. They include lentils, dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas ( also known as garbanzo beans), lupini, and cowpeas, among other legume seed … Continue reading
What I learned from D.S. Wilson’s interview with Richard Lewontin
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I really enjoyed reading the transcript of this interview of Richard Lewontin by David Sloan Wilson. They touched on the importance of humility as a scientific virtue, and in a rather indirect fashion, how the lack of it could influence … Continue reading