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Marine Forensics

Forensics is a key tool for enforcing the laws and treaties that protect marine...

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Shark Fin Genetics

Dr. Demian Chapman of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at New York’s...

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Welcome to the Moorea Biocode Project

Scientists journey to the isolated island of Moorea on a quest to catalog every...

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The Moorea Biocode Project

Scientists on the tiny island of Moorea, in the Pacific, are gathering one of every...

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Shark DNA Helps Catch Poachers

Dr. Mahmood Shivji explains how shark DNA is used as evidence to prosecute shark...

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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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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...