Zooplankton Ecologist Juanita Urban-Rich, Ph.D., of UMass Boston, gave the compelling talk, Microparticles in Coastal Waters around Massachusetts at a symposium held last Thursday, hosted by Labconscious and New England Biolabs. Like many, I had read about how ubiquitous microplastics are - how they could be found in the most remote places on Earth. It was still jolting to see this material turning up in samples collected from such vast volumes of ocean water in my own backyard.
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Agarose : Over a billion years of evolution in your gel
The agarose gel that we rely on to analyze nucleic acids, perform chromatography, and so much more, is derived from a humble sea moss. Overharvesting threatens the future of this natural wonder and scientific resource. Let’s be thankful for the ongoing switch to sustainable production.
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