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A close-up of the skin of the European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) highlights its mottled appearance, the result of dynamic pigment organs (chromatophores) and fully erect papillae (dermal structures that allow cuttlefish to disrupt its body shape in 3D).

How the Cuttlefish Spikes Out its Skin: Neurological Study Reveals Surprising Control

February 15, 2018

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Seventeen Research and Innovation Milestones in 2017 | UChicago News

January 16, 2018

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Genes that Aid Spinal Cord Healing in Lamprey Also Present in Humans, MBL Team Discovers

January 15, 2018

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Novel Approach Could Limit Complications of Immunotherapy | UChicago Medicine

January 9, 2018

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Microbes in Space: An Interview with MBL's Jessica Mark Welch | Lab Animal

January 8, 2018

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

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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