Can we decode orca communication with innovative approaches?

Killer whales represent a striking example of communicative complexity in the animal kingdom, yet a thorough...

Open Source Radio Imager for Measuring Plant Health

We propose to build an inexpensive, open source, portable radio measurement system that can characterize...

Laboratory evolution of bacteria carrying synthetic parasitic circuits

We are studying the co-evolution of synthetic genetic circuits and their carrier host strains. The parasitic...

Can automated moth diversity monitoring be used to measure habitat restoration success in a tropical jungles?

Moths and other night-active insects are entrapped by UV light, a feature useful to study them. However...

Understanding yeast decision making processes in real time through open-source lab automation

We're studying how yeasts make decisions about their cellular fate during mating, a process that involves...

Trans-epithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) device to study the circadian rhythms of intestinal barrier function

Trans-Epithelial Electrical Resistance (TEER) is an important measure of epithelial tissue permeability...

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