May 25, 2013

Why Are Our Salt Marshes Falling Apart?

Salt marsh creeks at Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, are lined with lush, smooth cordgrass. The plant's below-ground roots and above-ground leaves build and maintain salt marshes. Credit: David S. Johnson

Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory dkenney@mbl.edu; 508-289-7139; 508-685-3525 Video Interview with Linda Deegan at Plum Island Estuary: http://youtu.be/eP3hRkX03Q8 WOODS HOLE, Mass.—Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S. Eastern seaboard and other highly developed coastlines, without anyone fully understanding why. This week in the [...]

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and MBL Sign Agreement on Scientific Cooperation

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan. Photo by Kiyohiko Higashide

Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2012 Contacts: Kaoru Natori, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University +81-98-966-2389; kaoru.natori@oist.jp Diana Kenney, Marine Biological Laboratory                                                                       508-289-7139; dkenney@mbl.edu Okinawa, Japan, and Woods Hole, Mass., USA—One scientific institution held its inaugural ceremonies last year, while the other will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding [...]

MBL Associates and Falmouth Public Library to Co-Sponsor “Science Before Supper” Series, Starting October 11

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Susan Joslin (508) 289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—The MBL Associates and the Falmouth Public Library are pleased to announce “Science Before Supper,” a new series of talks by MBL scientists designed to whet the public’s appetite for all things science.  The free talks, which will all take place at the [...]

2013 Grass Fellowship Applications Now Available

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The 14-week Grass Fellowship Program provides early-career investigators with an unparalleled opportunity to develop and conduct independent neuroscience research projects within the MBL’s vibrant scientific community. Fellows function as both an intellectual and social group during their stay and routinely interact with prominent scientists to build a support network of peers and researchers in their [...]

Pressing Environmental Questions to be Explored at Fall Seminar Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2012 Contact: Gina Hebert, (508) 289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu Public invited to lectures by leading environmental scientists MBL, Woods Hole, MA – A lecture exploring how human impacts from air pollution, climate change, and land-use changes affect carbon storage and retention of nitrogen in forests will be the next topic in the [...]

“Groovy BSO Chamber Ensemble” Boston Cello Quartet To Perform at the MBL, September 30

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Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2012 Contact: Susan Joslin, (508) 289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu Concert proceeds to benefit MBL Falmouth Forum MBL, Woods Hole, MA – The Boston Cello Quartet will perform at the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) on Sunday, September 30 at 4:00 PM in the Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. Click here [...]

MBL Scientists Discover Nerves Control Iridescence in Squid’s Remarkable “Electric Skin”

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Printable version (pdf)   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2012 Contact:Gina Hebert, (508) 289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu Laboratory of Roger Hanlon Link to paper     MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Squid’s colorful, changeable skin enables the animal—and their close relatives, cuttlefish and octopus—to display extraordinary camouflage, the speed and diversity of which is unmatched in the animal kingdom. But [...]

August 17th MBL Friday Evening Lecture to Explore How Bacteria “Talk”

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Printable version (pdf) Bonnie L. Bassler, a world-renowned molecular biologist whose discoveries regarding how bacteria “talk” to each other launched a revolution in biological and medical research, will discuss her research and its implications for new infection treatment at the final 2012 MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) Friday Evening Lecture on August 17. The lecture, titled [...]

Advocate and Author Discusses Ethics and the Autism/Asperger World at MBL Summer Falmouth Forum, August 13

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Printable version (pdf) This lecture was recorded live on August 13, 2012. Click here to watch the video.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 26, 2012 Contact: Susan Joslin, Marine Biological Laboratory, (508) 289-7281, sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, Woods Hole, MA – Michael John Carley, author and executive director of The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership [...]

Distinguished Neurobiologist Leslie Vosshall to Discuss Drive Mechanisms that Control Feeding and Sex at MBL Friday Evening Lecture, August 10

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Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 Contact:  Gina Hebert, Senior Publicist/Development Communications, Marine Biological Laboratory, (508) 289-7725, ghebert@mbl.edu MBL, Woods Hole, MA – The biological drive to eat and have sex is important for all sexually reproducing species. These drives, however, must be carefully controlled for animals—including humans—to function normally. Renowned [...]