Mayra Hernández
Profile
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Time ZonePacific
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OrganizationUniversity of California - Davis
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)I do research in restoration and invasion ecology with a focus on plants. Currently, I am working on Mojave Desert perennials (plants that live two or more years) and trying to use soil microbes to restore them. Much of my previous research has focused on drought and fire impacts on native vegetation.
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Profile Question 1What is your favorite plant? Why?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):Most plants in the Salvia genus are pretty awesome, because they smell great.
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Profile Question 2Can you describe your attitude toward science when you were in high school?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):I enjoyed science, but I viewed it as very strict. I was not aware of the research aspect of it, but when I learned of it I was super excited.
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
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shscoatesfogbspring2024 project 14
Mayra Hernández
Nice picture Marina! :)
Is this part of the flower base or an undeveloped seed pod? I can't tell from the picture.
shscoatesfogbspring2024 project 14
Mayra Hernández
Hey Ashlyn! For there to be changes to the genetic code of an individual plant there would have to be a mutation, which can occur during cell replication. The probability of mutations occurring and not being corrected during replication increases…
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shscoatesfogbspring2024 project 14
Mayra Hernández
Really great job with your experimental design! Y'all are really impressing me. :)
Just to clarify, though, the expression of genes is what may be affected by the environment in a single generation. You could possibly see environmental…
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