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A black abalone on a rock
Genome Spotlight: Black Abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)
The researchers who constructed the first reference genome for this critically endangered mollusk say it will assist restoration efforts.
Genome Spotlight: Black Abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)
Genome Spotlight: Black Abalone (Haliotis cracherodii)

The researchers who constructed the first reference genome for this critically endangered mollusk say it will assist restoration efforts.

The researchers who constructed the first reference genome for this critically endangered mollusk say it will assist restoration efforts.

marine biology, genetics & genomics

Certain Color Varieties of a Coral Are More Protected from Bleaching
Lisa Winter | Feb 25, 2021 | 2 min read
In yellow-green and purple versions of the reef-building Acropora tenuis, the genes that code for particular fluorescent and other colorful proteins become more active in the summer, protecting symbiotic algae from thermal stress and resisting bleaching.
Researchers Discover the Largest Virus in the Oceans Yet
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 4 min read
The ChoanoVirus genome codes for rhodopsin, perhaps giving its choanoflagellate host extra energy-harvesting capabilities.
The Narluga: New Insights from Old Bones
Ashley Yeager | Oct 1, 2019 | 4 min read
DNA analysis of a bizarre, 30-year-old whale skull serves as a reminder of the secrets that museum specimens keep about the natural world.
Deadly Wasting Syndrome Genetically Altered Sea Stars: Study
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 19, 2018 | 1 min read
The surviving animals may have evolved genes that provided an advantage in fighting the disease.  
Blue Rush: One Company Leads the Race to Own Marine Genetic Sequences
Ruth Williams | Jun 6, 2018 | 3 min read
Almost half of all patents relating to the genes of marine organisms belong to one large international corporation, BASF, a new study reveals.  
Photos of the Year
Katarina Zimmer | Dec 24, 2017 | 2 min read
From a plastic-munching coral to see-through frogs, here are The Scientist’s favorite images from 2017.
Recreating Fish Migration Written Through Environmental Genomics
Aggie Mika | Jul 16, 2017 | 5 min read
Scientists examine floating traces of DNA left by fish to better understand New York’s aquatic life.
Sold on Symbiosis
Anna Azvolinsky | Jul 1, 2015 | 9 min read
A love of the ocean lured Nicole Dubilier into science; gutless sea worms and their nurturing bacterial symbionts keep her at the leading edge of marine microbiology.
Metazoans in the DNAi Club
Amanda B. Keener | Jul 1, 2015 | 2 min read
A chance discovery results in the first report of DNA-based gene silencing in an animal.
Gutless Worm
The Scientist | Jun 30, 2015 | 1 min read
Meet the digestive tract–lacking oligochaete that has fueled Max Planck researcher Nicole Dubilier’s interest in symbiosis and marine science.
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