By Diana Kenney
The discovery of CRISPR “is a story of serendipity,” Jennifer Doudna said in MBL’s Lillie Auditorium. “It’s a story about science going in a very different direction than the scientists originally anticipated.”
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By Emily Greenhalgh Since 2008, scientific organizations around the world have celebrated International Cephalopod Awareness Days from October 8 to 12 to highlight the group of marine animals that includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus. Did you know that the MBL has the biggest cephalopod culture operation in the United States? Right now, there are […]
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Necessity is the mother of invention! When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the MBL to shut down the campus right before a typically packed summer of research and educational programs, many creative minds in the community came up with digital programming to stay connected with multiple MBL audiences. Here are just a few programs to catch up on.
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By Emily Greenhalgh One of the MBL’s popular courses, Physical Biology of the Cell (PBoC), went virtual this year, with a three-week long schedule of talks garnering hundreds of live views each. “We had an amazing group that had already been scheduled. It was on their calendars. We knew they were going to be excellent […]
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By Diana Kenney As the seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic hit home last March, the MBL began the nearly surreal process of adapting or canceling the multitude of courses, programs and events that, in a typical year, immerse the campus in a joyful whirlwind of scientific activity. More than 1,500 students, faculty and scientists from […]
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