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Videos from Teasley 2012 Symposium "Seaweed-Coral Interactions and the Structure and Function of Coral Reefs" The Teasley 2012 Symposium "Seaweed-Coral Interactions and the Structure and Function of Coral Reefs" was held on April 15, 2012. The symposium included some of the world’s leading marine biologists and coral reef ecologists presenting research and discussing topics related to coral-seaweed interactions and the structure and function of coral reefs. You can watch their presentations on the School of Biology's YouTube channel. |
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Doug Rasher receives first Teasley Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Aquatic Chemical Ecology Doug Rasher, Ph.D. student in Biology, is the first recipient of the Teasley Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Aquatic Chemical Ecology. This award is equivalent to the GIT Presidential Fellowship but is awarded for demonstrated research productivity rather than promise. Congratulations Doug!! |
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Compounds from Tropical Seaweed May be Promising Anti-malarial Drugs A group of chemical compounds used by a species of tropical seaweed to ward off fungus attacks may have promising anti-malarial properties for humans. The compounds are part of a unique chemical signaling system that seaweeds use to battle enemies -- and that may provide a wealth of potential new pharmaceutical compounds... |
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In the Depths of Aquarius Mark Hay checked his scuba gear one last time, then stepped off a boat and dived toward the seafloor. His destination was Aquarius, the only manned underwater lab in operation in the world. The metal structure—about the size of a school bus—is anchored 60 feet beneath the surface near a flourishing coral reef a few miles off Key Largo... |
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Ancient invertebrate animals regulate sex with chemical cues A new study shows that humans and tiny aquatic animals known as rotifers have something important in common when it comes to sex. Barely visible without a microscope, rotifers eat algae and serve primarily as food for baby fish. But the females of certain rotifer species can do something quite unusual: they can reproduce asexually by creating clones of themselves, or they can initiate a process that allows sexual reproduction by producing male rotifers. |
