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Geologists discover a new window into Earth's interior
(November 2, 2009)
Geologists Larissa Dobrzhinetskaya and Harry Green and colleagues report in the Oct. 26-30 online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences their discovery of ultrahigh-pressure minerals from a paleoocean-spreading center
Plant Cell Viewing
(November 2, 2009)
A research team led by Julia Bailey-Serres, a professor of genetics, reports in the Oct. 12-16 online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the implementation of a method they devised to view activities of individual types of cells in a complex plant organ, such as root or a leaf.
New Molecules Created by UC Riverside Chemists
(November 2, 2009)
Guy Bertrand's lab shows metal-free "abnormal N-heterocyclic carbenes" are stable, allowing their use in numerous catalytic chemical reactions
Turf scientists on a quest to engineer a superlawn
(October 16, 2009)
With mandatory watering restrictions turning grass brown from California to Florida to Massachusetts, a small but dedicated cadre of turf scientists at UC Riverside is on a mission to engineer a drought-proof superlawn.
