MBL Senior Scientist Roger Hanlon is senior author on this new study. Newswise — There are more than 300 species of octopus living in diverse habitats that span coral reefs, seagrass beds, sand plains and polar ice regions where they feed on lower trophic levels. Most famous for having eight arms (octopus comes from the
By Eric Reikowski Oakland University doctoral student Sarah Denha traveled to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts this summer to take part in a neurobiology course that introduced her to cutting-edge research techniques taught by leading experts in the field. The course, “Neurobiology: Mechanisms and Advanced Approaches,” was directed by faculty from UC Berkeley and
The MBL Cephalopod Program provided the squid eggs to this Florida museum. In early July, 10 hummingbird bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi) arrived at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum on Sanibel from Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, along with a clutch of viable eggs. While the adult squid went directly on exhibit, the clutch of eggs
Quoted here is Sophia Fox, aquatic ecologist with the Cape Cod National Seashore. Fox did her PhD research at the MBL while enrolled in the Boston University Marine Program, and was a postdoctoral fellow in MBL Distinguished Scientist Ivan Valiela’s lab. By Doug Fraser The health of local ponds or lakes is something Cape Cod
Like all of MBL’s summer programs, the Grass Fellowships in neuroscience were deferred last year due to the pandemic. Waiting no more, five of the 10 accepted fellows arrived at MBL last May, eager to carry out their independent research projects on animal systems ranging from ticks to squid to alligators. “The fellows had to
Defying the odds, 13 undergraduates spent their summer at MBL conducting faculty-mentored research, presenting their results to the community on Aug. 17. “Among our peers, MBL was one of the only institutions that was able to bring in students this summer,” said MBL Education Director Linda Hyman, referring to the MBL’s commitment to safely host
University of Chicago Professor Neil Shubin, a science commentator for WTTW in Chicago, discusses the remarkable memory capacity of cuttlefish, a discovery recently reported by former MBL Grass Fellow Alex Schnell and MBL’s Roger Hanlon. The segment starts at 2:00. An international research team has found that cuttlefish retain sharp memories of specific events even
By Rajaneesh K. Gopinath In recent times, RNA editing has emerged as a technology with a promise to replicate the achievements of gene editing. Eclipsed by the CRISPR frenzy for years, RNA editing is now beginning to draw its deserved recognition. “Thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, today, everyone is aware of mRNA. RNA is the superstar
Environmental scientists couldn’t wait to get back to work this year after having to sacrifice precious field time in 2020 due to pandemic shutdowns. At Toolik Field Station in arctic Alaska, the summer field season is brief and intense: Scientists flock there to take advantage of 24-hour light and thawed soil before, once again, the
MBL Director Nipam Patel has received a major grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop MBL as a central resource for the scientific community to study symbiosis in aquatic organisms. Symbiosis, in its original definition, is the “living together of unlike organisms.” Symbioses include mutually beneficial partnerships – such as coral animals