by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Feb 11, 2019 | News Briefs
“Discovering a new genus is rare and should be celebrated.” So says Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL) Postdoctoral Research Scientist Reuben Shipway in the video abstract for his new publication in the journal PeerJ. Meet the new genus of shipworm: Tamilokus mabinia. Image...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Jan 22, 2019 | News Briefs
For the past two years, OGL has had a secret. Our scientists have been quietly working with the New York State Office of the Attorney General to develop a DNA-based seafood monitoring program – the first such program to be conducted by a government organization...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Jan 14, 2019 | News Briefs
Have you ever wondered whether the fish on your plate is really the species listed on the menu? Once a fish is filleted it can be very hard to tell. Unscrupulous, or simply uniformed, fishermen, distributors, grocers and chefs mislabel seafood to the tune of millions...