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Here’s How a Failed Experiment Led to a New Discovery

H. William Detrich, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently demonstrated that sperm and eggs from icefish in two different genera can combine to create viable offspring.
May 08, 2019

Here’s How a Failed Experiment Led to a New Discovery

H. William Detrich, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently demonstrated that sperm and eggs from icefish in two different genera can combine to create viable offspring.
May 08, 2019

How did icefish lose their red blood cells?

New research by MSC Professor H. William Detrich sheds light on the evolutionary events that led to the loss of red blood cells and hemoglobin in Antarctic icefish.
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