by Annie Evankow | Dec 9, 2015 | News Briefs
Oil spills can be devastating to marine ecosystems, affecting everything from whales to microbes. But what exactly are these effects and how can we measure them? Ocean Genome Legacy is joining a scientific effort to address this important question. Led by Dr. Kelley...
by Annie Evankow | Nov 24, 2015 | News Briefs
With 230,000 named species in the ocean and perhaps many times that number yet to be discovered, preserving the genomic diversity of the sea is a monumental task—bigger than any one institution can manage alone! Now, Ocean Genome Legacy is leading the way toward a...
by Annie Evankow | Nov 10, 2015 | News Briefs
Driftwood. It’s one of the most common sights on our New England beaches. But did you ever wonder where it comes from? Ocean Genome Legacy Director Dan Distel does, and on a recent walk on the beach in Nahant, he found a surprising clue: an unusual castaway hiding in...
by Annie Evankow | Oct 29, 2015 | News Briefs
On Saturday, October 3, nearly 600 visitors explored the Northeastern University Marine Science Center at the Annual Open House, a fun-filled day of hands-on discovery. Ocean Genome Legacy inspired the next generation of ocean stewards with touchable specimens and...
by Annie Evankow | Sep 29, 2015 | News Briefs
On Sunday, September 20, Ocean Genome Legacy and Nahant S.W.I.M. Inc. (Safer Waters in Massachusetts) rallied local citizen scientists to explore and protect their beaches at the first Nahant Bioblitz, an exciting “scavenger hunt” for marine biodiversity. Our 58...
