Hi, I'm Dusty, a Botanist from Tennessee.
I am a PhD student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I am interested in the ecophysiology, population genetics and biogeography of ferns.
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Ferns of Tennessee
By Wcalvin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49108463
Bonobos are Friends Not Food
Writings
Toxoplasmosis: What you need to know
By using the latest in genetic technologies, researchers are discovering the current epidemiology, the historical evolution, and future prevention strategies for a global pathogen.
A map showing the global population of women, of childbearing age, who are infected with the pathogen, edited from Pappes et al, 2009.
The "Plant that ate the South", aka Kudzu, overtaking an abaondoned builing. (Photo Credit: Johnny Randall, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Bugwood.org.)
Social Lives of Bacteria
“Support bacteria; it’s the only culture some people have.” This common sentiment is circulated throughout the internet and microbiology classes, but recent research shows that bacteria may have their own culture that mirrors aspects of ours.
