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A close-up view of anaerobic gut fungi under the microscope. Armed with powerful plant-degrading enzymes and a dense network of hyphae, these specialized microbes break down tough lignocellulosic plant matter in the absence of oxygen.

Two UCSB-led projects selected for DOE’s Genesis Mission

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Animals and the Big C
Tengiz Bibilashvili

For the Love of Physics

SmartKem joins SSLEEC

Double Trouble for Corals

Seeing is Believing
A school of opaleye swim past grazing purple urchins off Santa Cruz Island

An Opaleye-opening Result
Electrical engineer Spencer Smith in the lab with the Diesel2p microscope

A New Microscope

Headwater Refuges

Resilient Fisheries