Nuisance Seaweed Found to Produce Compounds with Biomedical Potential
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 24 May 2012
A harmful Hawaiian seaweed, Leptolyngbya crossbyana, may yield anti-inflammatory and antibacterial compounds called honaucins, offering promise for future treatments of infections and chronic conditions, Scripps scientists report.
Keywords: seaweed, cyanobacteria, anti-inflammatory, honaucins, Scripps, Hawaii, drug discovery
SPOTTED: Leopard Sharks at Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 22 June 2012
Birch Aquarium celebrates leopard sharks with July events, including dive shows, lectures, snorkel tours, and Q&As with shark scientist Andy Nosal, who studies their behavior and conservation in La Jolla Shores.
Keywords: leopard sharks, Birch Aquarium, Andy Nosal, La Jolla, shark conservation, marine biology, Scripps
From the Field: Thar She Blows!
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 9 July 2012
Scripps Ph.D. student Valeria Sahakian helped locate a sunken fin whale off La Jolla using geophysical tools, enabling long-term study of whale decomposition and its link to seep ecosystems near San Diego.
Keywords: fin whale, San Diego seeps, Scripps, geophysics, whale fall, deep-sea ecosystem, multibeam sonar
