biology
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Hello, Goodbye Manzanillo!
After two layovers, three flights, and a 1 hour taxi ride through the tropical heat we, a group of 16 scientists who had in some way or another found their way to the Manzanillo airport, converged on the Hotel Colonial by the Manzanillo harbor with luggage and miscellaneous last minute science equipment crates. Over a Continue reading
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T-72 hours
72 hours from now I will be on a plane on my way to Manzanilla, Mexico. All of our laboratory equipment has been shipped to San Francisco over the last few months to be put onto the RV Atlantis which should be on its way to Mexico to meet us on Thursday. I’ve spent the Continue reading
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8 days away….
First, a shameless brag about a project that I worked on as an intern which was featured in the New York Times… Fighting poisons with microbes Some recent deep-sea footage of some amazing creatures on our home planet, just in time for my deep-sea research cruise. I hope I get to spot any specimens like Continue reading
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Bacteria made you what are today and dolphins aren’t that important
When I tell people that I am a marine biologist they get very excited about my work. I know that in their mind visions of me on or in the ocean inspecting fish or having close encounters with dolphins and whales instantly flash across their mind’s eye. I can see the smile spring upon their Continue reading
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