Frog Toxins For Medicine
Saving frogs couldhelp save lives
January 23, 2017
As bacterial infections become more resistant to antibiotics, the toxins on the skin of frogs presents huge opportunity for new drug discovery.
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Profile: Stephen Hubbell
Do pests keep rare tree species from becoming common?
July 15, 2012
A five-year, $2-million grant will help test the hypothesis that rare trees are more susceptible to pathogens than common trees on Barro Colorado Island.
Dermal Disruption
Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold and variable environments according to global survey
February 27, 2019
Frog researchers swabbed 205 amphibian species to better understand the ecology of their skin bacteria. Which environmental factors influence the makeup of their microbiomes?
Amphibian pharmaceuticals
Microbes may fight the epidemic driving some frog species to extinction
April 02, 2019
A compound produced by Panamanian frog skin bacteria could help resist fungal infections in amphibians and humans worldwide
Exploring the unwanted
The positive side of fouling communities
September 26, 2019
Encrusting organisms may be disliked by most people, but they’re helping explore marine conservation and biodiversity concerns
Feedback
Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils
October 08, 2019
Warming tropical soils could cause a 9 % increase in atmospheric CO2 this Century.
Pioneers
The universe of fungi that inhabit plants
December 12, 2019
How do microorganisms influence seed survival in the forest?
Cosmopolitan
Are city ants weaker?
April 16, 2020
To understand the effects of urbanization and forest loss on insects, Dumas Gálvez studies the ability of ants to defend themselves against diseases in the city and in nature
Best Wishes
Kirk Broders to Become STRI Research Associate
August 19, 2020
STRI will miss Kirk and his family when they move back to the U.S., but look forward to continued collaboration.
Healthy relationships
Why do small marine organisms matter for the future of our oceans?
September 15, 2020
Beneficial partnerships between diverse marine organisms are often favorable to the health of marine ecosystems as well. Listen to STRI postdoctoral fellow and marine and evolutionary biologist Matthieu Leray describe how mutualistic relationships among coral reefs and small marine species or microorganisms may help them cope with climate change.
