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Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm

Dr. M April 23, 2024 No Comments

Osedax worms, or the ‘bone eating’ worms are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. The “bone devourer” is not quite accurate as the worms…

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Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2

Connecting the oceans to land are numerous carbon highways. These conduits bring food from land to the ocean, supporting an abundance of life. Our group…

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The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

Dr. M April 3, 2019 alligator food fall Giant Isopod Wood Fall

You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is…

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What Are Your Research Group’s Scientific Core Values?

Dr. M January 29, 2019 core principles hedgehog mission passion

At institutional level a mission statement and set of core values are important to drive decisions and growth. As I have worked with an amazing…

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3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree

Dr. M January 17, 2019

Armed with the lab’s trusty Ultimaker 3-D printer, our imaginations, and endless source of inspiration that is deep-sea life and science, my lab and I…

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Snow At Sea

Dr. M January 2, 2019 life at sea snow

Posted recently on Facebook by A Moment of Silence, a picturesque winter wonderland on the high seas.

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Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?

Dr. M December 24, 2018 cost Funding loans lower class poor poverty privilege

The early years 1. Could your parents afford to live on the good side of town? The one with the right schools? Did they send…

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Writings on the SeaWall: Squidtoons

Alex Warneke November 30, 2018 Art Books squidtoons

As science communicators, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to translate the ramblings of the ivory tower into a relatable and accessible public…

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Let’s Kill the GRE

Dr. M November 23, 2018 admissions Educational Testing Services ETS graduate school GRE standardized test

Photo: Cpl. Jo Jones [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Background Most of you are probably aware of the GRE or Graduate Record Examination. Those…

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Tipping Points, For-Profit Scientific Publishing, and Closed Science

Dr. M November 18, 2018 for profit Funding journals library money money money Open Access publishers publishing socioeconomic

Was there a tipping point? When had this all started? This uncomfortable sensation in my gut. This nagging thing rolling around inside my head. It…

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