by Zack Anderson | May 19, 2023 | In the field, In the lab, News Briefs, Research
Snails are mollusks with distinctive spiral shells. Slugs are snail-like mollusks that have no shells. Easy to tell apart, right? But not so fast. Mollusks of the family Velutinidae are small marine mollusks that have a shell like a snail—but that shell is small and...
by Dan Distel | May 16, 2023 | In the lab, News Briefs
Nahant, Massachusetts, January 24, 2023 – The Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) is a new Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of more than 5,400 business and individual members that give back to support environmental nonprofits. “At OGL, we are...
by Dan Distel | Mar 8, 2023 | In the field, News Briefs
Last weekend, the United Nations reached an agreement on a landmark treaty aimed to protect life in the high seas! This treaty focuses specifically on resources that are contained in ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction. These areas, which are currently largely...
by Zack Anderson | Mar 2, 2023 | News Briefs, Videos
Did you know that there is currently a marine ecosystem off the coast of Alabama that is being powered by an ancient undersea forest!? OGL’s Dan Distel gave an amazing talk about how this is possible at Salem State’s Darwin Festival in February. If you...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Feb 13, 2023 | In the field, News Briefs, Research
Do you want the inside scoop on the Alabama Undersea Forest? On Wednesday, February 15, at 11:00 a.m., Ocean Genome Legacy’s Director, Dan Distel, will be speaking at Salem State University’s annual Darwin Festival, a weeklong event that celebrates the work of Charles...
by Dan Distel | Jan 24, 2023 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research
This week, a team of researchers—including student scientists—from Northeastern University’s Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) published a discovery that may be a game changer for DNA preservation. This finding is important because safe and effective methods of DNA...
