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Recently on NPR's Science Friday:
Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish: Masters Of Camouflage



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Loeb Laboratory Renovations:
The renovation, which will be completed this spring, was designed by Tsoi/Kobus & Associates. Shawmut Design and Construction is overseeing the project and have completely gutted the building’s internal infrastructure to create a thoroughly modernized facility, bringing all of the MBL’s research-training programs into the building and creating spaces designed for each discipline. Please click on images for captions.





From the BBC Science in Action
Octopus Mimics Flounder
Note: Roger Hanlon 's research on octopus mimicry starts at the 17:50 mark.



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Loeb Laboratory Groundbreaking:
Senate President Therese Murray, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Join Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) for Loeb Laboratory Groundbreaking Ceremony on September 21, 2009.

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The Liquid Jungle:
An Interview with Ivan Valiela of the MBL's Ecosystems Center.




From the NYTimes.com Cuttlefish Camouflage:




From Science at Work, a series of broadcasts on WCAI from the Woods Hole science community.
  • June 19, 2008: Sea Slugs and Memory - MBL scientist Alan Kuzirian studies the molecular basis for learning and memory in sea slugs.
  • July 10, 2008: Cuttlefish and Camouflage - MBL scientist Roger Hanlon is confident he's discovered a few of the underlying principles of camouflage in Cephalopods.
  • July 24, 2008: Biodiversity Heritage Library Website and Rare Books Collection - The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an online library that has over two million volumes of literature on the different species collected over two hundred years.
  • August 28, 2008: Studying Undersea Microbes - MBL scientist Julie Huber studies the microbial ecology of the deep sea, and she classifies the single-celled organisms, documenting just who and what is populating the ocean floor.

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From The Cape Cod Times Cape Cast: Camouflaged critters!





Recent News:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards $15 Million to MBL for Loeb Laboratory Renovations
November 17, 2008 press conference

MBL Scientist Osamu Shimomura Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Discovery Of Green Fluorescent Protein
October 8, 2008 press conference



MBL Board of Overseers Meeting:
August 1, 2008 - Click on thumbnails for RealMedia files.