Biology Genetics
Little fish, new pond – watching stickleback evolution in real-time
When most people think about evolution, they see it as an extremely slow, gradual process that occurs over almost unthinkably…
Category: Genetics
Biology Genetics
Stressed-Out Oysters: Molecular Coping Mechanisms for Anxiety
Oysters live a life of constant stress in the ever-changing intertidal habitat. In order to deal with extreme variation in…
Biology Genetics
Healthy Obesity: Whales and Dolphins Benefit from their Blubber
Scientists study the genetic underpinnings of blubber formation in whales and dolphins, highlighting genes that may play a key role…
Biology Book Review Evolution Genetics
Seeing with skin: the secret to octopus camouflage
Capable of blending into the environment in a matter of seconds, the octopus in no normal sea creature. But just…
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…
Conservation Genetics Human impacts
Long live the seagrass! The relationship between human disturbance and genetic diversity
The Mediterranean seagrass plays very important ecological functions but human disturbances are thought to be one of the main causes…
Biology Genetics
Clams Catch Contagious Cancer
Clams along the northeastern coast of North America are suffering from a form of cancer that researchers have recently discovered…
Climate Change Coral Genetics
A new thermally tolerant species of algae is found!
Rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs, but a new thermal tolerant algae could help.
Evolution Genetics Ocean Acidification
Like father, like son? Is survival under ocean acidification heritable?
Can marine life adapt to ocean acidification? Well, first we need to understand if these favourable characteristics (survival under elevated…
Biology Coral Genetics
Is a coral’s color all for show?
Two of the exact same corals, sitting right next to each other, often appear to be different based on their…
Fisheries Genetics
Are bigger moms better moms?
We know that larger female fish produce more eggs, but does this really mean they produce more young that grow…
Biology Ecology Genetics
Puncture wounds hold the key to new marine forensic technique
Identifying the culprits responsible for injury is a very useful thing, but tricky in the ocean, where saltwater cleans wounds…
Climate Change Fisheries Genetics Human impacts
Same species, different genes: temperature tolerance and body size in the genes of the Chinook salmon
To understand how species may cope with climate change we must look into their genes. Do individuals have different levels…