Science News from the Bond LSC
It’s a matter of territory
New research from Cheryl Rosenfeld sheds light on how bisphenol A (BPA) can short-circuit California mice’s ability to mate. Too much BPA kept male California mice in this monogamous species from marking the boundaries of their home range in the presence of a normal male. That seriously impacts whether these mice pass their genes on to the next generation. >>
Rosenfeld study calls into doubt previous BPA research
Rosenfeld's experiments with BPA breed black, non-agouti mothers with yellow, agouti fathers to produce offspring. More BPA and genistein in a mother's diet increases the likelihood pups carry an active agouti gene, linked to both more yellow in their coat and more obesity in adulthood. >>
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels on display at Bond LSC in conjunction with annual December 1st World AIDS Day
In this 25th anniversary year of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, four AIDS quilt panels are on display in McQuinn Atrium of the Bond LSC, November 30 – December 5. Open to the public on weekdays 8 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – noon. Closed on Sunday. For more information and related events >>
Researchers clone first soybean cyst nematode resistance gene at University of Missouri Bond Life Sciences Center
Melissa Mitchum, a plant scientist and molecular nematologist at MU, has taken a major step forward by cloning the first gene linked to natural soybean cyst nematode resistance. This gene points to an entirely new, previously unknown cell process for nematode resistance. >>
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March 15-17, 2013
The 9th Annual MU Life Sciences and Society Symposium
April 15-20, 2013
Life Sciences Week 2013 at the University of Missouri
