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Tomomi Tani (left), Clare Waterman (right) and MBL scientists Shinya Inoué (foreground) and Rudolf Oldenbourg (back).

Internal Forces Directing Cell Migration are Revealed by Live-Cell Microscopy

December 11, 2017

A single dermal denticle (tooth-like scale) from a skate hatchling. The mineralised denticle is stained red, and the underlying cartilage is stained blue.

Growing Teeth and a Backbone: Studies Trace Early Origins of Skeletal Tissues

November 22, 2017

Person with tray in cafeteria line

Framework for Reducing Nitrogen Pollution on College Campuses Receives National Award

November 14, 2017

Jianwu Tang measures greenhouse gas emissions from a salt marsh on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 2013. Credit: Jianwu Tang

Team Explores Salt Marsh Restoration to Offset Global Warming

November 7, 2017

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Microscopy Technologies Invented at MBL to be Augmented Through New Grant Award

November 6, 2017

Sepia apama (giant Australian cuttlefish) expressing its papillae for camouflage purposes.

Inspired by Octopus Skin, Engineers Develop a Programmable “Camouflaging” Material

October 12, 2017

Bacteria in a model human gut microbiome established in a germ-free mouse. Each bacterial species is lit up with a different colored probe, creating a map of the community's spatial organization.

Mixed Organization of Gut Bacteria is Revealed by MBL Imaging Technology

October 10, 2017

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How this Beautiful, Invasive Jellyfish Adapts to Dominate Foreign Ecosystems | Massive

October 5, 2017

Heated and control plots in a long-term soil warming study at Harvard Forest, Petersham, Mass.

Carbon Feedback from Forest Soils will Accelerate Global Warming, 26-Year Study Projects

October 5, 2017