by Julia DiPinto | Aug 20, 2025 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research
Scientists generally consider cryopreservation—flash-freezing at extremely low temperatures—the gold standard for preserving DNA in tissues. However, there is an often-overlooked issue: tissues must be thawed before DNA extraction can be performed. This is where the...
by Akancha Singh | Dec 9, 2024 | News Briefs
December 9th, 2024 By: Akancha Singh, Hannah Appiah-Madson, and Dan Distel We are excited to invite you to the fall 2024 Marine Science Center (MSC) Undergraduate Research Symposium, a premier event showcasing the innovative work of our talented...
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...
