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Chris Francis what microbiota are present in manatee feces may give valuable informaabout manatee digestion. We studied the DNA of the microbiota populations present in manatee fecal samples usDenaturant Gradient Gel Electrophore(DGGE). This information will be pared to similar research being done on populations of manatees to see if diet location play a role in what microbiota lations are present. ACES Undergraduate Research presented by Kristina Gabrys (Elgin, IL). tion ing sis comother and popuproject James Scholar Project by Allison Pepich Hallway ASL Feral cats are proving to be quite a problem when it comes to local wildlife, as their hunting may be causing a decrease in various native species. The aim of this project tracks the movement of multiple feral cats, as well as collecting whisker samples, which are being analyzed to determine what the cats ate. We can actually figure out whether the cat ate plants or animals! Hopefully this will tell us more about how feral cats are impacting the animal populations in the world around us. ACES Undergraduate Research project presented by Allison Pepich (Burbank, IL ). Extracted tissues from experimental mice were compared to control mice that did not consume this particular conjugated linoleic acid. Cutting edge technology, including the use of microarray technology, is used to analyze the tissues and determine how genetic expressions are affected by the diet in these mice. e of ACES st u d en t, ge n era ti on Coll eg “As a fo u rth CES is a fa m il y d isco ve re d th a t A I h a ve th e exce ll en ce w el l-fo u n d ed in tra d it io n e. a ve co m e befo re m en te d by a ll wh o h re p res a d it io n of a o fo u n d a n ACES tr I h a ve a ls ce e. It re a ll y is a p la fa m il y a tm os p h er grea t ed, le a rn, a n d yo n e ca n get in volv wh ere ev er ke ti on of ot h ers. Ma ib u te to th e ed u ca co n tr from ACES is m ore ke, a n ed u ca ti on n o m ist a re expe ri en ce ti on; it is a n en ti th a n a n ed u ca a n d la u n ch in g g, le a d in g, li vi n g, in le a rn in th e Coll ege of a m p ro u d to ca ll yo u r fu tu re. I co m e jo in th e e, a n d I h op e yo u’ll ACES h om fa m il y!” known diets, we hope to be able to tell what their relatives are consuming in the wild. ACES Undergraduate Research project presented by Sara Uphoff (Mattoon, IL ). ics (ACE) Wilmington, IL nmental Econom omore - Enviro Soph ACES Undergraduate Research project presented by Amy Thatcher (Flossmoor, IL ). 18 Using Feline Whiskers As Insight To Their Diet Hallway ASL This project looks at the composition of cat whiskers in order to compare the diets of domestic and feral cats. Feral cats are wild and eat anything from cat food that people leave out for them, to birds and small mammals. By using whiskers from cats with Study Abroad to Denmark Hallway ASL Come learn about Sarah Francik’s research conducted during her study abroad trip to Denmark! ACES Undergraduate Research project presented by Sarah Francik (Rockford, IL ). Fat Tissues from Mice Hallway ASL Find out how liver and fat tissues were extracted from mice that were fed conjugated linoleic acid.
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