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...
by Dan Distel | Jan 19, 2023 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research
By Dan Distel, Hannah Appiah-Madson, Rosie Poulin, and Zack Anderson January 19, 2023 We are all familiar with the genetic code—the simple set of three-letter words that translate the As, Ts, Cs, and Gs of DNA into the diverse and complex forms we know as animal life....
by Dan Distel | Nov 30, 2022 | News Briefs, Research
Shipworms are wormlike wood-eating clams that have been the nemesis of mariners since the first wooden boat set out to sea—and for good reason. Shipworms can gnaw their way through a wooden hull in a matter of months. Since at least 350 BCE, scientists have pondered...
by Hannah Appiah-Madson | Nov 1, 2022 | In the field, News Briefs, Research
Sixty thousand years ago, along the coast of Alabama, the sea level rose and buried an ancient forest beneath the sea floor. Now, thanks to the hurricane waves that uncovered it—and to Northeastern University Professors and OGL collaborators Brian Helmuth and Mark...
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...
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...
