Molecular Discovery Laboratory
Sea Urchins Age Phenomenally Well
Publishing in Aging Cell, researchers from the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences reported their findings on aging in three sea urchin species, including red sea urchins.
Read MoreA BIOS REU, Times Two
Chloe Emerson applied results from her first BIOS internship to a second study examining how ocean acidification impacts sea urchin spines.
Read MoreTo Live Long and Prosper, Take Care of Your Genome
Recent research by BIOS Postdoctoral Researcher Helena Reinardy examines the sea urchin’s strategies for keeping cancer at bay
Read MoreFrom Contaminants to Cures, Furman Undergrads Connect Ocean and Human Health at BIOS
Last month 13 pre-medical and health students from Furman University traveled to BIOS to spend three weeks delving into marine science for human good
Read MoreCABIOS & REU Students Publish Paper with BIOS Faculty
Colin Du, a 2012 CaBIOS student and intern in the Molecular Discovery Lab, and Arielle Anderson, a 2011 REU student, saw their time at BIOS pay significant dividends in the form of a publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal
Read MoreCanadian Students Excel at BIOS
Since its inception in the 1970s, the Canadian Associates of BIOS (CABIOS) program has provided over a hundred Canadian students and young scientists with financial assistance to pursue oceanographic research or academic coursework at BIOS
Read MoreSome of our Achievements in 2012
Thanks to your support in 2012, scientists at BIOS were able to make significant strides in understanding pressing ocean science issues of both local and global importance. At the same time, BIOS educators successfully brought ocean science education into the hands of students and teachers throughout Bermuda and beyond its borders
Read MoreWhat Can Sea Urchins Tell Us About Aging?
In the first study of its kind to look at age-related changes in gene expression in an organism with an alternative life history, Drs. Jeanette Loram and Andrea Bodnar looked at gene expression profiles in tissues of the purple sea urchin
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