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Recent news from the Department of Biology
![A person's hands reach into a fridge and hold up a brown labeled tag on a white bag.](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/news/2024/June/Nevada%20seed%20bank/seed-bag.jpg)
Banking on Nevada's native seeds
An effort to supply Nevada plant seeds at the local, state and federal levels receives federal funding
![Plastic waste is shown mixed in with a catch of many small fish.](https://www.unr.edu/main/images/news/2024/June/wonders%20of%20mekong%20plastic/Wonders-of-the-Mekong-header-Chhena-fish-with-plastic-cups.jpg)
River ‘plastisphere’ serves as home to ecosystem-draining organisms
New research explores the microbial communities that live on plastic waste and how they impact the 2nd most biodiverse river in the world