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Biology majors at Willamette University graduate with a broad understanding of a multi-faceted discipline. Students learn alongside our faculty about topics ranging from signal transduction in cells to the symbiotic interactions among organisms.
Biology majors at Willamette University graduate with a broad understanding of a multi-faceted discipline. Students learn alongside our faculty about topics ranging from signal transduction in cells to the symbiotic interactions among organisms.
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(2013-05-24)We understand very little about how hormones affect neurons and behavior, yet the ability of the nervous system to execute context-dependent behaviors is a crucial survival mechanism for animals in the wild and is dependent ...
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(2013-05-23)An animal’s ability to respond to its environment with the appropriate behavior is critical to its survival. These context-dependent behaviors seems to be coded for by hormones. However, very little is known about how ...
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(2013-05-22)Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are lipid signaling molecules that act as key modulators of neuronal communication in the central nervous system. In the amphibian hindbrain eCBs modify sexual behavior in a context dependent manner ...
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(2013-05-10)The study of accelerated ions is important in regard to astronaut safety because many accelerated, high-energy particles exist outside earth’s magnetosphere. These particles cause DNA damage directly via ionizing radiation ...
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(2013-05-09)Oak savanna and prairie habitats in the Willamette Valley historically supported a diverse plant community. Fire suppression has led to replacement of most prairies with woody vegetation, and the few remaining prairies ...