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On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean

DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...

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Are You My Mommy?

Human infants often already resemble their parents. Visitors coo, "Oh, she has your...

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A Library of Puffer Fish DNA

Some fish you can fry up in the pan, no questions asked. Others require a bit of...

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Dr. Mahmood Shivji

Dr. Mahmood Shivji of the Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Shark...

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Testing DNA samples

Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station...

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Research Diver in Moorea

Dr. Claude Payri, a researcher working on the Moorea Biocode Project, collects...

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The Island of Moorea

On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a...

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Marine Biology on the Island of Moorea

The island of Moorea is a natural laboratory for scientists on a quest to catalog...

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FORENSIC FINS: Using DNA to Prosecute Shark Poachers

It's illegal to hunt threatened species such as the Dusky shark, but still tens of...

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Tagged Atlantic Cod

So far, researchers have developed DNA barcodes to accurately identify 4,600 of the...

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Smithsonian Scientist Discovers New Fish Species

Using genetic analysis combined with traditional study of morphology, Smithsonian...

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Seven New Fish Discovered

Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies, generally native to shallow to...