Research News
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3rd Open Science Symposium on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate
The abstract submission of 3rd Open Science Symposium (OSS) on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate (WPOC) is to be closed on March 31. Please distribute it within your own institution and to other colleagues and groups that you think might be ...3rd Open Science Symposium
on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate
The abstract submission of 3rd Open Science Symposium (OSS) on Western Pacific Ocean Circulation and Climate (WPOC) is to be closed on March 31. Please distribute it wit...
Mar 27, 2018
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Scientists and exhibiters attended 2018 ocean science meeting
2018 ocean science meeting (OSM 2018) is held during February 11-16 in Portland, Oregon, US. Following the rules of our institute, here we report the situation of the scientists and techniques’ attendance.2018 ocean science meeting (OSM 2018) is held during February 11-16 in Portland, Oregon, US. Following the rules of our institute, here we report the situation of the scientists and techniques’ attendance.
This meeting attracted more than 4000 ocea...
Mar 12, 2018
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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
