By Adrienne Dolberry
Biology Department
George Geyser is a hero and to others he is a lucky slob. However unexpected, the cure for Alzheimer’s is a long awaited relief. George’s discovery is an example that microbes can be used therapeutically. Scientists will continue research on his discovery and possibly find a microbe that helps with other degenerative [...]

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By Mildred Hoover
Biology Department

As educators, when do we truly become inspired? For me the date was December 1999 when I had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Nancy Pelaez, then a new biology professor at California State Fullerton who had formerly been a high school science teacher. You see, I had done research work in an [...]

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By Paul Kelly
Biology Department
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell
The well-publicized battles between evolutionary theory and the religious beliefs of some fundamentalists are just the latest in a series of struggles against the advancement of [...]

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