Scientists Discover Molecular Predictors of Toxic Algal Blooms
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 September 2024
Scripps and JCVI researchers discovered genetic predictors of harmful algal blooms producing domoic acid. Co-expression of dabA and sit1 genes signals toxic blooms a week in advance, improving early warning and mitigation.
Keywords: harmful algal blooms, domoic acid, Scripps, JCVI, dabA gene, ocean acidification, Pseudo-nitzschia
Climate Change is Making One of the World’s Strongest Currents Flow Faster
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 24 November 2021
Scientists found the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is accelerating due to ocean heat changes, not just wind. This speedup affects global heat and carbon exchange, with major implications for climate change.
Keywords: Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Southern Ocean, ocean warming, heat gradient, carbon exchange, Scripps
Scripps Oceanographers Featured in New Documentary on Project Recover
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 December 2021
The documentary To What Remains follows Project Recover’s mission to locate and repatriate Americans missing in action using advanced oceanographic technology, honoring families and servicemen since WWII.
Keywords: Project Recover, To What Remains, MIA, WWII, repatriation, Scripps, documentary
