Evolutionary biology

New Meaning to “Bar Flies”

After a long and unforgiving week, the weekend has finally arrived and, with it, a whole slew of parties, filled with libations and fellow single college students. When the night turns out to be not as successful as planned, you retreat to the bar or your single-not-by-choice den and drown your sorrows in some more libations (provided that you’re 21 [...]

Evolution of marine cyanobacteria in the Red Sea

This research investigated the genetic compositions of multiple Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus species isolated from the Red Sea to determine how the organisms have evolved to nitrogen stress conditions and therefore differ from cyanobacteria found in other bodies of water.