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Jean Chung receives NSF CAREER award to study proteins on cell membranes
The award will support Chung’s investigation of molecular interactions on the surfaces of cells, where many critical life processes take place.
Water in, clean energy and water out: DOE funds renewable hydrogen fuel research
Using sunlight to split water, or H2O, into hydrogen and oxygen represents what Justin Sambur, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University, calls “a holy grail in energy science.”
Why do salamanders have junk DNA? CSU’s Rachel Mueller wants to know
Rachel Mueller, a professor in the Department of Biology at CSU, studies salamanders and their cellular makeup. She’s found an interesting quirk in these species’ evolutionary histories – they’re full of “junk” DNA.
CSU study finds disease-carrying tick populations expanding into Colorado
The study, funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation, showed that American dog ticks are present in 16 counties in Colorado where they were not previously identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
