The increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century have been argued to cause significant physical changes in an economically important marine species.
Ecology
Oct 9, 2020
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Shannon Meseck, a NOAA Fisheries research chemist and marathon runner, was initially interested in how ultra-runners can tolerate higher levels of carbon dioxide than non-athletes. A chance conversation with a medical doctor ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2020
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Blue mussels can change patterns of gene expression to make more proteins that help with heat stress and facilitate energy production.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2020
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Offshore mussel farm sites need to have the right temperature, food availability, and the right currents. According to a study by researchers at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, several suitable locations can be ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2019
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Blue mussels, the predominant species used in aquaculture in Maine, may be more resilient than other cultivated species to the increased seawater acidity and storms predicted to hit the Gulf of Maine as a consequence of climate ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2019
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A new study shows that microplastics are affecting the ability of mussels to attach themselves to their surroundings—potentially having a devastating impact on ocean ecosystems as well as a worldwide industry worth between ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2019
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More than 10 million tons of plastic debris enter the oceans every year and are found in nearly every oceanic layer. They start out as large floating items and eventually break down into much smaller pieces called microplastics. ...
Environment
Oct 23, 2018
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The Arctic is changing. Temperatures are increasing twice as fast as the global average and sea ice is retreating quicker than predicted.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2018
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Two researchers in a boat loaded with thousands of blue mussels, collected from a mussel farm in Lillesand. The boat heads out the Kristiansand fjord, and the researchers deploy the blue mussels in the sea. Why are they doing ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2017
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It all began with a bet at a conference in Italy in 2013. Nicolas Vogel, Ph.D., then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg's lab at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard's ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2017
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