Science Saturday: Monarch MagicJoin us for a magical Science Saturday focused on the remarkable lives of monarch butterflies! Explore the intricate relationship between these remarkable insects and the ecosystems they inhabit, as well as the importance of other threatened and endangered species. Through engaging activities, attendees will learn about the life cycle of ...
I joined the Department of Biological Sciences at San Jose State University in Fall 2020. As a Bay Area native, I'm honored to be back at my undergraduate institution and excited to serve as a mentor to my students. I am proud to be 1st generation Filipino-American and am committed ...
Thorns are plant defensive structures that arise from axillary shoot apical meristems that proliferate for a time and then terminally differentiate into a sharp hard tip. Like other meristems, thorn meristems contain stem cells but, in the case of thorns, these stem cells undergo a programmed cessation of proliferative activity. ...
