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Biology Center

Studies subsurface microbiology and biogeochemical cycling - from microbial-enhanced oil recovery and biogenic methanogenesis to extremophile adaptation and aquifer biogeochemistry - for applications in bioremediation and enhanced recovery.

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Research Fields 16

Evolutionary Biology & Natural Selection

🦋 Evolutionary Biology & Natural Selection

Evolutionary biology in this field is the study of natural selection as the primary mechan…

Genetics & Heredity

🌱 Genetics & Heredity

Genetics in this field is the study of the fundamental laws of trait inheritance establish…

Molecular Biology & X-ray Crystallography

🧬 Molecular Biology & X-ray Crystallography

Molecular biology in this field is the structural determination of biomolecules, including…

Cell Biology & Pathology

🔬 Cell Biology & Pathology

Cell biology and pathology in this field is the study of the cell theory and the cellular …

Microbiology & Germ Theory

🦠 Microbiology & Germ Theory

Microbiology in this field is the foundational germ theory of disease and fermentation, to…

Ecology & Ecosystem Science

🌳 Ecology & Ecosystem Science

Ecology in this field is the conceptual framework treating ecosystems as integrated physic…

Biochemistry & Metabolism

⚡ Biochemistry & Metabolism

Biochemistry in this field is the study of biochemical pathways of cellular energy metabol…

Virology

Virology in this field is the study of the biochemical nature of viruses as macromolecular…

Geomicrobiology & Biogeochemical Cycling

🧫 Geomicrobiology & Biogeochemical Cycling

Geomicrobiology in this field is the study of microbial drivers of Earth's biogeochemical …

Extremophile Biology & Astrobiology

🌋 Extremophile Biology & Astrobiology

Extremophile biology in this field is the study of microbial adaptation to extreme tempera…

Methanogenesis & Anaerobic Microbiology

🔥 Methanogenesis & Anaerobic Microbiology

Methanogenesis and anaerobic microbiology in this field is the study of archaeal methanoge…

Symbiosis & Microbiome Science

🔬 Symbiosis & Microbiome Science

Symbiosis and microbiome science in this field is the study of the endosymbiotic origins o…

Developmental Biology

🐸 Developmental Biology

Developmental biology in this field is the study of embryonic induction, the process by wh…

Bioinformatics & Molecular Systematics

💻 Bioinformatics & Molecular Systematics

Bioinformatics in this field is the computational analysis of biological sequence data, in…

Applied Petroleum & Subsurface Microbiology

🛢️ Applied Petroleum & Subsurface Microbiology

Applied petroleum and subsurface microbiology in this field is the study of marine and sub…

Immunology & Host Defense

🛡️ Immunology & Host Defense

Immunology in this field is the study of cellular immune defense mechanisms, particularly …