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Experience the Wonder of Alabama’s Undersea Forest!
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...
New collaboration samples African marine biodiversity
Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL) is excited to announce our newest collaboration with the Sena Institute of Technology (SIT), a multidisciplinary research center in Ghana that promotes cutting-edge research across the African continent and creates opportunities for...
Going deep on the mitochondrial genome
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...
The Wacky Underwater World
What animal lives more than 250 years but never eats a thing? If you guessed the deep-sea tubeworm Escarpia laminata, you would be correct—and also probably a deep-sea biologist! Escarpia laminata lives near deep-sea cold seeps, places where...
OGL’s Genome Resource Rescue Program in the NY Times
We are excited to share that the New York Times has published an article about OGL and our Genome Resource Rescue program. The article highlights 466 frozen flatworm fragments donated to OGL by Dr. Marian Litvaitis prior to her retirement, and our ongoing work with...
OGL publishes a new paper—about itself!
Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Ocean Genome Legacy Center? If so, you are not alone. We frequently receive questions such as: Who can use OGL’s collections? What is in them? Where do the samples come from? How do I contact and work with OGL? To answer...