Two Postdocs Win Excellence In Research Grants

Rebecca Donegan and María Coronel
Jan 15, 2021 - Atlanta, GA
María Coronel and Rebecca Donegan helping to improve the odds against disease with assist Beckman Coulter Foundation and Dasher Endowment

When Sand-Slithering Snakes Behave Like Light Waves

Georgia Tech undergraduate student Lillian Chen demonstrates how she and colleague Alex Hubbard studied snakes as they moved through an arena covered with shag carpet to mimic sand. (Photo: Allison Carter, Georgia Tech)
Feb 25, 2019 - Atlanta, GA
A new study shows how the motion of snakes moving across a sandy surface can be affected by obstacles.

Tiny Bacteria do a Big Job for Huge Fish Tank

Georgia Aquarium life support experts (like Matthew Regensburger, left) wanted to know which bacteria were removing nitrates from the water of Ocean Voyager, the largest indoor oceanic aquarium in the US. Georgia Tech marine biochemists (Andrew Burns, center, and Zoe Pratte, right) discovered very natural bacterial colonies at work.
Oct 31, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
How natural can the seawater in a large inland aquarium be? New study at Georgia Aquarium gives scientists a good sign

When Boy Fish Build Castles to Impress Girl Fish, Boy Genes Get a Rise

A special breed of cichlid fish has allowed researchers to match up gene activation with behavior. The up and down-regulation of genes may actually be steering ritual mating behaviors. The research is potentially useful in understanding autism since some genes involved in the fish behavior have human genetic cousins implicated in autism spectrum disorder. Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt
Nov 21, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Instinctive behavior may be directly driven be gene regulation, at least researchers were able to match the two up.
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