by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Aug 19, 2019 | News Briefs
You often hear about scientists using DNA to answer important questions, but have you ever wondered how they get it? DNA extraction is at the heart of Ocean Genome Legacy’s (OGL) mission, and it can be done with household ingredients! This past April, OGL staff...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Jul 29, 2019 | News Briefs
Effective sampling is one of the biggest challenges for field biologists around the world–particularly for marine biologists who need to take samples in hard-to-access environments. These issues are compounded when researchers study species that are protected...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Jun 19, 2019 | News Briefs
Each year Northeastern University’s Three Seas Masters of Science in Marine Biology students travel to the Gulf of Maine, the Salish Sea, and the Caribbean to learn firsthand what it takes to be a marine biologist. But they don’t just...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Apr 16, 2019 | News Briefs
Did you know that the largest bony fish in the world is a sunfish? Not the little orange-bellied “sunnies” that you find in your neighborhood ponds, but the giant ocean sunfish, Mola mola. Ocean sunfish can grow six to 10 feet long and weigh two to four tons! These...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Mar 27, 2019 | News Briefs
Correctly identifying a fish to its species is an important skill for any young biologist to develop. In March, Ocean Genome Legacy taught students to do just that with its “Fish Forensics” workshops at the Boston High School Marine Science Symposium and the North...
