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The Newest Lab Rat Has Eight Arms | Hakai Magazine

Published on June 4, 2019
The Newest Lab Rat Has Eight Arms | Hakai Magazine
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By Mićo Tatalović

Move over mice and fruit flies, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is busy developing the next great model organism for science.

Just past a “squid sign-out” sheet, on the ground floor of a stately brick building at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, a handful of people in lab coats shimmy between rows of microwave-sized tanks. They check water quality, administer food, jot down notes, and otherwise go about the business of transforming the landscape of marine biological research. Read more …

Caption: MBL Scientists are attempting to master the art of culturing cephalopods, including these flamboyant cuttlefish embryos, as they develop a new marine model organism. Photo by Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory

Source: The Newest Lab Rat Has Eight Arms | Hakai Magazine

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