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Researcher working at a table covered in a clear protective tent in the desert with mountains in the background.

New Method Reveals Hidden Activity of Life Below Ground

By Elyse DeFranco | Apr 30, 2024 | News releases, Research findings

DRI’s Duane Moser, Ali Saidi-Mehrabad, and Molly Devlin co-authored a new study that examines the genetics and life strategies of microbes living deep below Earth’s surface. Dr. Moser and his lab conducted the fieldwork for the research as part of their work studying deep wells located in the Death Valley regional flow system.

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Natasha Sushenko processes samples using a biosafety cabinet in the Environmental Microbiology Lab at the Desert Research Institute in December of 2020 during a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring study

Meet Graduate Researcher Natasha Sushenko

By DRI Communications | May 11, 2021 | Blog, Featured researchers

Meet graduate researcher Natasha Sushenko and learn about her work in DRI's Environmental Microbiology Laboratory in this interview with DRI’s Behind the Science Blog.

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researchers sample for antibiotic resistant genes in the LAs Vegas Wash

Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in the Urban Wetland Ecosystem: Las Vegas Wash

By DRI Communications | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Featured projects

Photo: Duane Moser (left) and Xuelian Bai (right) collect filters from the sampling pump to take back to the lab for analysis. Research on antibiotic resistance genes at DRI Antibiotic resistance—the ability of bacteria to survive in the presence of antibiotics—is...

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Josh Sackett, Ph.D.

Meet Josh Sackett, Ph.D.

By DRI Communications | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog, Featured researchers

Josh Sackett, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher with the Division of Hydrologic Sciences at the Desert Research Institute in Las Vegas.

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Cave opening at Mule Springs Rockshelter.

Ancient ‘quids’ reveal genetic information, clues into migration patterns of early Great Basin inhabitants

By DRI Communications | Apr 24, 2018 | News releases, Research findings

Above: Cave opening at the Mule Springs Rockshelter in southern Nevada's Spring Mountain Range. Credit: Jeffrey Wedding, DRI.   Las Vegas, NV (April 24, 2018): If you want to know about your ancestors today, you can send a little saliva to a company where –...

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DRI researchers help NPS officials move scaffolding at a visit to Devil's Hole.

New research improves prospects for imperiled Devils Hole Pupfish in captivity

By DRI Communications | Mar 20, 2018 | News releases, Research findings

Above: Researchers Joshua Sackett (left) and Duane Moser (right) of DRI help National Park Service officials move scaffolding infrastructure during a routine sampling visit to Devils Hole on December 13, 2014. Credit: Jonathan Eisen. DRI study finds key differences...

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