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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...
July 2018
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Seven New Fish Discovered
Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies, generally native to shallow to...
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Are You My Mommy?
Human infants often already resemble their parents. Visitors coo, "Oh, she has your...
Young Voices
From Field to Lab: How Carbon Seeps Provide a Chance to See Future Impacts of Ocean Acidification
Every year, humans spew billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the...
November 2017
Young Voices
Trials and Tribulations with Contamination
My internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History started off...
November 2017
A Microscopic Identity Crisis
Using DNA to identify larval species in the Gulf Stream Unseen by the human eye,...
August 2017
Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow
Descend two hundred meters (about 656 feet) below the surface and the ocean is...
October 2016
Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts
You’ve probably heard of genetics—you can now swab your mouth and use DNA to...
January 2016
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Worth the Investment: Ocean Real Estate Reveals Hidden Diversity
Good real estate is hard to find. This is as true underwater as it is on land. So...
February 2015
Personal Perspectives
Sequencing at Sea: Studying Small Things Using Big Equipment
Microbes are some of the most important organisms in the sea. These miniscule...
August 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans
If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...
June 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013