Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare signs of climate resilience

The Continuous Plankton Recorder sails across the North Atlantic Ocean. Photo from the Marine Biological Society The world’s oceans are 95% unmapped and impact us in ways we may not fully understand. New research from the Boothbay-based Bigelow Laboratory confirms just that. According to Dr. Karen Stamieszkin, lead author of the study, mysteries do not … Read more

Permanent genetic modifications to tardigrades help shed light on their astonishing resilience

A tardigrade is given a dose of CRISPR tools to change one of its genes, and those of the eggs it will produce. Credit: 2024 Tokiko Saigo et al. Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions that are fatal to most other life forms. The genetic basis for these … Read more

Permanent genetic modifications to tardigrades help shed light on their astonishing resilience

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! A tardigrade is given a dose of CRISPR tools to change one of its genes, and those of the eggs it will produce. Credit: 2024 Tokiko Saigo et al. × close to A tardigrade is given a dose of CRISPR … Read more