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3Qs: Creating the world’s largest marine preserve and what it means for fishing, climate research
Last week, an international agreement established the world’s largest marine protected area in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. Northeastern’s William Detrich, an expert in marine molecular biology, calls the sea one of the world’s “very few pristine marine ecosystems” and says the protected area “will serve as a natural laboratory for assessing and forecasting climate change on Earth.”
November 04, 2016
Students take on role of Wikipedia editors
Earlier this year Northeastern students contributed to a massive initiative focused on improving Wikipedia’s science content. As their professor puts it, “It’s very motivating but also terrifying to know that you’re contributing to something that so many people will see.”
August 01, 2016
Island in Antarctica named for MES faculty
Detrich Island, named for H. William Detrich, is in Antarctica.
February 12, 2016
First genome of an Antarctic notothenioid fish sequenced
Northeastern is part of an international research team that has sequenced the first genome of an Antarctic notothenioid fish. The breakthrough will shed light on the animal's unique evolutionary adaptation to freezing waters.
November 10, 2014