Vegetation Change in the Santa Rosa Mountains: A Repeat Photography Study
Background: Repeat photography can qualitatively document vegetation changes at large scales. For those involved in discussions about the “condition” or “state” of rangelands today, there is great benefit for understanding what the composition and structure of those rangelands was shortly after settlement: an era of unmanaged grazing that exemplified the tragedy of the commons. The […]
Gene-editing breakthrough in the battle against tick-borne diseases
Collaborative research leads to noteworthy discovery that could decrease public health threat of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease University-led research has developed a new method that allows gene editing in ticks at the embryo stage, a protocol previously thought impossible for ticks. This ground-breaking discovery, published in iScience Journal, could decrease the ability of ticks […]