People have to constantly adapt the way they move to achieve their daily goals. For example, an individual needs to use more force when walking through water than on dry land, and further adapt the direction of those forces if the water develops a current. Similar adaptations are needed when wearing a new pair of […]

The research aims to compare and contrast the integration and ‘belonging’ of newcomers in Canada and Germany through following research questions: • Canada is considered to be a “settler colony”, and Germany an “ethnic nation”. How does this affect their immigration policies and integration of newcomers? • How do the newcomers identify themselves in these […]

The goal of the research is to determine which genes in microbes of the genus Burkholderia allow them to cross a barrier in stinkbug guts which blocks any other microbes. Mutant clones of the microorganism will be prepared to deactivate genes suspected of playing a role in allowing passage of Burkholderia in the gut. These […]

Photosynthesis and respiration are major processes that influence the carbon cycle and will be impacted by future changes in precipitation. Short-term exposure to drought can decrease photosynthetic rates and growth, but plants can acclimate and adjust to water deficits over the long-term by changing their leaf physiology. The rate of acclimation may depend on nitrogen […]