Research News
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Peter Brewer receives award from Chinese Academy of Sciences
On January 23, 2018, MBARI Senior Adjunct Peter Brewer received the 2017 Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). According to the academy’s web site, the annual award “honors top researchers from outs...On January 23, 2018, MBARI Senior Adjunct Peter Brewer received the 2017 Award for International Scientific Cooperation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). According to the academy’s web site, the annual award “honors top researchers from outs...
Mar 12, 2018
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New evidences confirm the economic shellfish Mya arenaria as a species complex
The soft-shell clam is a commercially important fishery resource that occurs in boreal and temperate environments in the Northern Hemisphere. Whether the soft-shell clam is a single species of Mya arenaria Linneaus.The soft-shell clam is a commercially important fishery resource that occurs in boreal and temperate environments in the Northern Hemisphere. Whether the soft-shell clam is a single species of Mya arenaria Linneaus, 1758 with a circumboreal range or a c...
Feb 02, 2018
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Topographic Beta Spiral and Onshore Intrusion of the Kuroshio Current
The water and material exchange between global ocean and marginal sea is attracting immense research interest because it significantly influences the coastal hydrodynamic environment and ecosystem. Because of the steep topography associated with shelf b...The water and material exchange between global ocean and marginal sea is attracting immense research interest because it significantly influences the coastal hydrodynamic environment and ecosystem. Because of the steep topography associated with shelf b...
Jan 29, 2018
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Unusual structural features of the dUTPase of white spot syndrome virus provide a unique opportunity for antiviral development
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a serious pathogen in shrimp aquaculture, causing $1 billion economic loss every year since its emergence more than 20 years ago. It is a large DNA virus and the sole member of the genus Whispovirus and the family Nim...White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a serious pathogen in shrimp aquaculture, causing $1 billion economic loss every year since its emergence more than 20 years ago. It is a large DNA virus and the sole member of the genus Whispovirus and the family Nim...
Jan 23, 2018
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China Realizes Real-time Transmission of Deep-Sea Data in 3000 meters Depth
Chinese scientists announced recently that they had upgraded 8 sets of subsurface moorings to achieve “live transmission” of deep-sea data over the upper 1000 meters depth, and had realized real-time transmission of temperature, salinity, and three-di...The research vessel “Kexue” has embarked its expedition in the Western Pacific since 26th November, 2017. Chinese scientists announced recently that they had upgraded 8 sets of subsurface moorings to achieve “live transmission” of deep-sea data over...
Jan 09, 2018
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The sea cucumber genome provides insights into morphological evolution and visceral regeneration
Sea cucumbers form one class of the echinoderms, which are all marine animals. Together with chordates and hemichordates, they form the deuterostome clade, making them a crucial node in the study of chordate ancestry.Sea cucumbers form one class of the echinoderms, which are all marine animals. Together with chordates and hemichordates, they form the deuterostome clade, making them a crucial node in the study of chordate ancestry. Besides, echinoderms also play impo...
Oct 31, 2017
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NOWPAP CEARAC Expert Meeting on Eutrophication Assessment in the NOWPAP Region held in Qingdao
On October 18th, the ‘CEARAC Expert Meeting on Eutrophication Assessment in the NOWPAP Region’ was held in Qingdao，which was hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Action Plan for Northwest Pacific Region, Special Monitoring and Coas...On October 18th, the ‘CEARAC Expert Meeting on Eutrophication Assessment in the NOWPAP Region’ was held in Qingdao，which was hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Action Plan for Northwest Pacific Region, Special Monitoring and Coas...
Oct 26, 2017
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The Second Meeting of IOCAS & YICCAS International Scientific Advisory Board was held in Qingdao, China
The Second Meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board of Institute of Oceanology and Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS & YICCAS) was held in West Coast Campus IOCAS, Qingdao, China from 10-11 Oct 2...The Second Meeting of the International Scientific Advisory Board of Institute of Oceanology and Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS & YICCAS) was held in West Coast Campus IOCAS, Qingdao, China from 10-11 Oct 2...
Oct 16, 2017
