Researchers Identify Mysterious Life Forms in the Extreme Deep Sea
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 21 October 2011
Scripps scientists discovered giant xenophyophores—single-celled organisms—at 10,641m in the Mariana Trench using “Dropcams.” These deep-sea giants offer new insights into extreme life, biodiversity, and potential biotech.
Keywords: deep sea, Scripps, biodiversity, Dropcams, single-celled organisms
Scripps Researchers Part of Team that Completes Mollusk Evolutionary Tree
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 27 October 2011
Scripps and Brown researchers built the most complete evolutionary tree of mollusks, linking rare deep-sea monoplacophorans to cephalopods and revealing a single origin for shelled mollusks using genome-level data.
Keywords: mollusks, phylogeny, monoplacophora, cephalopods, Scripps, evolution, genomics
Good News: Researcher to Discuss Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 December 2011
Birch Aquarium hosts marine scientist Nancy Knowlton to share reasons for ocean optimism and highlight discoveries from the Census of Marine Life. A booksigning for Citizens of the Sea will follow the lecture.
Keywords: Nancy Knowlton, ocean optimism, marine biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, book signing
