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Study Shows Evolution Turns Genes Back On to Regain Function

STONY BROOK, NY, November 25, 2019 –Genes often mutate and lose their natural or synthetic function over long-term evolution, which could be good if that stops drug resistance of infectious microbes or cancer. A new...

November 25, 2019

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Magic Therapy Program Helps Reduce Pediatric Patient Anxiety

The News in Brief: Magic therapy provided by Stony Brook medical students significantly reduced the anxiety of pediatric patients and their parents/caregivers by 25 percent. Healthcare professionals view magic therapy...

November 1, 2019

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Scientists Measure Black Hole “Tones”

Astrophysicists can now detect how a black hole “rings” like a bell, a new discovery that may help unlock the mysteries of black holes in space. The illustration depicts a black hole ringing as in merges from two other...

September 12, 2019

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Saving the Sharks by way of Biological Research

Global shark populations have experienced exponential declines for decades due to marine pollution, fisheries exploitation and coastal development. Oliver Shipley, a PhD student at the School of Marine and Atmospheric...

June 3, 2019

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Getting Ready to Launch the R/V Seawolf

Behind-the-scenes of the R/V Seawolf, the research vessel of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University: The vessel is receiving its final maintenance (including fresh paint) for the...

April 8, 2019

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Gauging the Impact of the Superstorm Sandy Breach

The breach that was created at Old Inlet on Fire Island National Seashore after Superstorm Sandy continues to undergo natural changes that affect Long Island’s coast. School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (SoMAS)...

February 7, 2019

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Tracking Horseshoe Crabs by Acoustic Telemetry

Horseshoe crabs have been on earth since before dinosaurs, and they are an important part of the life ecosystem, as multiple marine animals, such as migratory shorebirds and Loggerhead sea turtles, depend on horseshoe...

January 9, 2019

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Marine Mammals Surfacing in the New York Bight

Research on the R/V Seawolf: Humpback whales and other species of whales and dolphins are among the many sea creatures in the Hudson Canyon, a deep submarine valley in the Atlantic located off New York City and Long...

December 7, 2018

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Targeting Pili Could be a key to Halting Antibiotic Resistance

Stony Brook, N.Y., October 3, 2018 – Antibiotic resistance is an urgent problem globally when treating many infections, and scientists continue to search for new ways to combat resistance. Now a team of scientists led...

October 3, 2018

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Stony Brook Researchers Evaluate the Health of Shinnecock Bay

SoMAS researchers trawl Shinnecock Bay to gauge its baseline of marine life diversity, abundance and distribution. The trawls are part of a large-scale and long-term monitoring effort of the SoMAS Pikitch lab with the...

September 20, 2018

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Adding an Inert Polymer to Plastic Solar Cells Enables High Efficiency and Easy Production

Polymer plastic solar cells remain an industry priority because of their light weight, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Now scientists from Stony Brook University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven...

July 2, 2018

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