RSS 1.0Biological Sciences presentations (MU)
Items in this collection represent public presentations made by the Department of Biological Sciences faculty, staff, and students, either alone or as co-authors, and which may or may not have been published in an alternate format. Items may contain more than one file type.
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Using simple nervous systems to investigate the neural basis of behavior
(2010)The human brain is remarkable, both in the sense that it helps us with a lifetime of decisions and memories, but also that it allows us to contemplate how the brain itself works. One concludes, however, pretty quickly ... -
Enhancement of plant vision to increase drought tolerance and bioproduction [abstract]
(2009)Energy needs of the worlds growing population have become central issues to policy and science discussion over the past few years. Not only are our non-renewable sources of energy being depleted at alarming rates, their ... -
Plant Adaptation to Drought --- Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Missouri [abstract]
(2009)Drought is the most important cause of crop failure in Missouri and limits plant productivity in large parts of the US and the world. Drought induces severe reductions in average annual crop yields on a regional scale and ... -
From plant to the pump : how plant genome research at MU is helping to achieve bioenergy goals
(2009)Part of America's answer to the current energy crisis could be fuels made from plants. Fuel made from plant materials, such as cellulose or corn kernels, not only holds promise of reducing our nation's dependence on foreign ...