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Category: genomics

Fish with supervision? See for yourself!
Biology deep sea Evolution Genetics genomics

Fish with supervision? See for yourself!

The deep, dark ocean is a hard place to live but new research reveals that some deep-sea fish are able…
June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 Tricia Thibodeau
Think global, act local: how lake microbes respond to their environments
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ecology Genetics genomics Microbiology

Think global, act local: how lake microbes respond to their environments

How do microbes in lake sediments respond to small and large scale influences, and what does it have to do…
December 25, 2019December 26, 2019 Nyla Husain
Baby, you light up my world: Using genetics to understand how velvet belly lanternsharks produce light
genomics Sharkbites Saturday

Baby, you light up my world: Using genetics to understand how velvet belly lanternsharks produce light

Eat or be eaten is the way of the ocean, and many marine species have adapted ways to accomplish one…
November 16, 2019November 13, 2019 Sydney Harned
Hidden diversity in ships’ ballast tanks
Biodiversity Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Genetics genomics Invasive Species Methodology Policy

Hidden diversity in ships’ ballast tanks

Did you know that organisms can live in the ballast tanks of cargo ships? Ballast tanks are used by ships…
November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Diana Fontaine
Biological oceanography Fisheries Genetics genomics

The Molecular Industrial Complex: What shrimp exoskeleton formation can tell us about life’s building strategy

Have you ever wondered just how our bodies know to repair damaged skin or build muscle after an intense workout?…
May 9, 2017May 8, 2017 Zak Kerrigan
Biology Conservation Ecology Evolution Genetics genomics

Ain’t no killing the killifish (for now): on the virtues of genetic diversity

Atlantic killifish are spared extinction in the face of pollution thanks to their remarkable genetic diversity.
January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 Abrahim El Gamal
Biology Genetics genomics Methodology

Exciting strides for eDNA: Insights into whale shark population genetics

In the past few decades scientists have found new and exciting ways to use DNA to answer scientific questions. There…
December 29, 2016December 28, 2016 Ashley Marranzino
genomics

Unhappy as a clam: contagious cancer is widespread in bivalves

Cancer is not normally thought of as an infectious disease, but researchers have discovered transmissible cancers in mussels and clams…
June 24, 2016June 25, 2016 Abrahim El Gamal
Biology genomics Glaciers Microbiology Parasitism

It’s a virus’ world: Glaciers host unique viral communities

Scientists have only recently started studying the wealth of biological diversity that is found on top of glaciers. Cryoconite holes…
October 11, 2015 Irvin Huang
Evolution genomics Natural History

Philosopher cephalopod: the octopus genome reveals the origin of its intellect

The octopus genome sheds light on the strange intelligence of a mysterious creature.
August 22, 2015August 23, 2015 Abrahim El Gamal

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