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Going deep on the mitochondrial genome

by Dan Distel | Jul 11, 2022 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research

You might know that many animals in the deep sea evolved from shallow water ancestors, but did you ever wonder what happens to their genes when they make that evolutionary trip? Researchers at OGL asked that question by looking at the mitochondria of two families of...

The Wacky Underwater World

by Lee Fenuccio | May 19, 2022 | In the lab, News Briefs

What animal lives more than 250 years but never eats a thing? If you guessed the deep-sea tubeworm Escarpia laminata, you would be correct—and also probably a deep-sea biologist! Escarpia laminata lives near deep-sea cold seeps, places where methane...

OGL’s Genome Resource Rescue Program in the NY Times

by Lee Fenuccio | Mar 9, 2022 | News Briefs

We are excited to share that the New York Times has published an article about OGL and our Genome Resource Rescue program. The article highlights 466 frozen flatworm fragments donated to OGL by Dr. Marian Litvaitis prior to her retirement, and our ongoing work with...

OGL publishes a new paper—about itself!

by Lee Fenuccio | Feb 24, 2022 | News Briefs

Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Ocean Genome Legacy Center? If so, you are not alone. We frequently receive questions such as: Who can use OGL’s collections? What is in them? Where do the samples come from? How do I contact and work with OGL? To answer...

More than jewelry: New insights into the evolution of black corals

by Lee Fenuccio | Jan 27, 2022 | News Briefs, Research

Black corals are a group of largely deep-sea corals whose jet-black skeletons are highly prized for jewelry. But did you know that black corals are also among the longest-lived creatures on earth? Some individuals can live more than 4,000 years! Black corals may be...

Public Aquariums: More than just a fun day out?

by Nicole Kutenplon | Dec 22, 2021 | In the lab, News Briefs

Everyone knows that public aquariums are fun, but did you know that many of them also play important roles in conservation and research? OGL partners with public aquariums around the country to help discover and preserve the genomic diversity of the ocean. Since...

Freezing Antarctic Icefish in Time!

by Nicole Kutenplon | Nov 16, 2021 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research

We are extremely excited to join Northeastern University’s Professor Bill Detrich, and the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs, in launching the new Polar Genetic Resource Collection (PGRC) at OGL! This collection will preserve thousands of DNA and...

Nightmare fuel from the sea

by Prince Wang | Oct 29, 2021 | In the field, News Briefs

It is Halloween again, and time for us to dress up and terrify our neighbors! Let’s look at the winners of this year’s spookiest creatures of the deep blue sea! Second place—Chondrocladia verticillata What if SpongeBob developed a taste for fresh meat? The answer is...

FCC special event station (W4U) celebrating the Alabama Undersea Forest

by Nicole Kutenplon | Sep 1, 2021 | News Briefs, Research

Calling all ham radio operators: The Federal Communications Commission has authorized special event callsign W4U to operate through Saturday, 11 September 2021. This special event station, the “Gulf of Mexico Underwater Forests,” will educate the worldwide amateur...

Meet OGL’s new faces—and their new projects!

by Ella Messner | Jul 19, 2021 | News Briefs

This month, OGL is welcoming a new postdoctoral fellow and two new co-op students! Did you know that some bacteria stab their competitors with poison darts? In her PhD research at UNC Chapel Hill, Dr. Lauren Speare showed how glowing symbionts use this strategy to...

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