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Category: Biochemistry

Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Behavior Biochemistry Biological oceanography Book Review Climate Change Conservation Developmental Biology Human impacts Pollution Toxicology

Mercury at elevated levels observed in only some elephant seals, but why?

Mercury: we know it from old-school thermometers and we know if from sushi; and now we know that the distribution…
November 11, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Biochemistry Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Coral Ecology French Polynesia geochemistry Ocean Acidification

How a whole reef community’s response to OA is impacted by the individual responses of different players

Researchers from California used a unique ex situ experiment to monitor two near identical reef communities in different concentrations of…
September 16, 2015September 17, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Biochemistry Biology Book Review Chemistry Climate Change

Carbon sinks: Diatoms in the deep sea

Fast-sinking phytoplankton particles deliver carbon from the surface to the deep ocean. Are plankton cells still able to survive when…
July 29, 2015 Sean Anderson
Biochemistry Biology Human impacts Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification may make “peekaboo” harder for shrimp

What happens to a shrimp's shell when exposed to more acidic conditions? Read more to find out!
July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Megan Chen
Biochemistry Harmful Algal Bloom Physiology

Toxic meal: Chemical cues from copepods increase red-tide toxicity

Yes, you can purchase a fuzzy red tide-forming algal cell. Aside from being much smaller and lacking any type of…
May 29, 2015 Sean Anderson
Biochemistry Biology Coastal Management Conservation Fisheries Genetics

Protecting Hometown Herring

River herring are anadromous fish, which means they live most of their life in the ocean but spawn in freshwater…
May 20, 2015 Derrick Alcott
Biochemistry Biogeochemistry Chemistry Human impacts Ocean Acidification

Macrobioerosion rates and what they mean for reefs

Today macrobioerosion is a good thing that provides cement for the foundation of reef systems. So more macrobioerosion could mean…
February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 Anne M. Hartwell
Biochemistry Biology

What do diabetics and cone snails have in common? The need for insulin

Cone snails are a family of organisms that use venom injected into the water to help them capture their prey.…
February 3, 2015February 5, 2015 Erin McLean
Biochemistry Ecology

Using nitrogen isotopes to start from the bottom…of the marine food web!

Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are an important nitrogen source in the ocean and the δ15N of amino…
September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 Kari St.Laurent

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