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From Think Tank to Fish Tank - MBL hosts international experts at aquaculture symposium.

green algae The Evolutionary Secrets of Desert Cells - An MBL ecologist explores green algae’s ability to survive and thrive in the desert.

Masters of Disguise Masters of Disguise - MBL Senior Scientist Roger Hanlon's cephalopod research has produced amazing insights into the behavior of these remarkable creatures.

red beard sponge Medical Usefulness of the Sponge - Marine animal offers insights into the basics of immunity.

zebrafish A Cancer Prevention Clue - Zebrafish excel at repairing their own DNA.

blackbird Bye, Bye Blackbird? - Study suggests link between urban sprawl and abundance of North American breeding birds.

suni Science in Orbit - Astronaut Suni Williams leverages her MBL training in space.

carson Rachel Carson at the MBL - Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, spent six summer weeks in 1929 at the MBL as a beginning investigator in zoology.

albertini No Time for Silence - Scientists, journalists discuss the emerging story on environmental estrogens.

ivy Not Just Global Warming - MBL scientist finds carbon dioxide makes poison ivy worse.

nano spring Fasten Your (Nano) Seatbelts! - A Centrifuge Polarizing Microscope (CPM) invented by MBL scientist Shinya Inoué, recently enabled biological engineer Danielle Cook France to study a powerful biological engine.

Jeff Walker West Falmouth Harbor is Outdoor Classroom for MBL Environmental Science Student - Cornell senior and SES student Jeffrey Walker is studying nitrogen pollution in West Falmouth Harbor.

Hermissenda New MBL Study Shows Cancer Drug May Have Future in Alzheimer's Treatment - Marine Snail Plays Key Role in Discovery.

larry rome MBL Scientist Invents Backpack that Uses Muscle Power to Generate Electricity - Whitman Investigator Larry Rome has invented a backpack that gives new meaning to the term muscle power.

red beard sponge Simple Sea Sponge Helps Scientists Understand Tissue Rejection - MBL researcher Xavier Fernàndez-Busquets studies why some transplant patients reject their new organs.

Helping Opiate-Addicted Babies Helping Opiate-Addicted Babies - MBL summer researcher Dr. Kimberlei Richardson is currently working to help solve the problem of babies born with opiate addiction.

Extreme Science Extreme Science - Scientists at the Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution are finding life in strange places.

Teachers Workshop MBL Reaches Out to the Community: Teachers Discover the Microbial World Within at MBL Workshop.

Masters of Disguise Masters of Disguise - New research shows in the animal world, it pays to be an imposter.

Avram Hershko Avram Hershko Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry - MBL Investigator to receive science's highest honor for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.

COHH Center for Oceans and Human Health Established - New Center studying how oceanic processes such as algal blooms affect human health.

Clam Mini Genome Project Clam Mini Genome Project - International team of MBL Scientists sequencing active genes of the surf clam.

Evolutionary Exception An Evolutionary Exception Confirmed - Ancient micro-invertebrate thrives and evolves without sex.

Neuroscience Institute Neuroscience Institute at the MBL - Providing neuroscientists from around the world with opportunities for interaction.
 
Swamp Sparrow 'Vocal Learners' make noise at MBL - Songbirds a preferred model to study speech acquisition and development.
 
Horseshoe Crab Looking for Life on Mars - The blood of the primitive horseshoe crab may help NASA in the search for life on other planets.
 
Microscope Image Advances in Microscopy Propel Scientists' Understanding of Cell Division - MBL is a gathering place for the world's best and brightest in microscopy and neuroimaging.
 
Ant Living and Evolving Together - Bay Paul Center scientists explore complex partnerships of insects and their bacteria.
 
Trypanosomes Marine Biological Laboratory Establishes Program in Global Infectious Diseases - Stephen Hajduk, leading parasitologist, appointed director.
 
Arctic Ocean New Study Reveals Increased River Discharge to Arctic Ocean - Finding could mean big changes to global climate.
 
Squid Eye Squid Giant Axon Provides Clues to Nerve Cell Repair - Understanding how damaged cells heal may lead to treatment for spinal cord injuries and diseases of the nervous system.
 

 
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