They will digitize the action, create 3-D images and analyze the approaches and takeoffs so they can advise coaches and skaters. Plant sight Plants have photo vision, says Bob Sharrock, associate professor in the MSU plant sciences department. That means they sense light and respond to light. To learn more about the phenomenon, Sharrock is studying a bacterium found in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park. It has photo receptors like those found in plants, but the molecular structure of the Synechococcus receptors is easier to study than the receptors found in plants, Sharrock said.
Some snake venoms prevent blood clotting in their victims.
Other venoms promote it. To find out more, one of Jackson's students researched two snake venoms that hadn't previously been studied. Fan Springer examined venom from the Western Cottonmouth Moccasin and the Ringhals Cobra. She then compared them to venom from the South American pit viper and Southern Copperhead. All four venoms showed larger than normal clots at certain concentrations.