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Biologists surprised to find parochial bacterial viruses

Biologists examining ecosystems similar to those that existed on Earth more than 3 billion years ago have made a surprising discovery: Viruses that infect…

New steroid test uses oil exploration technique

The process — which uses high pressure environments to investigate the chemical structure and make-up of a sample — has been refined and developed at the…

Unfavorable ocean conditions likely cause of low 2007 salmon returns along West Coast

Researchers from NOAA’s Northwest and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers are comparing data on the low food production of the California Current in 2005 that…

Northern Right Whales Head South to Give Birth, Leave Genetic “Fingerprints” with NOAA Researchers

Although they are large animals, finding them in the ocean is not easy. “Like people, they don’t all congregate in one spot,” says NOAA researcher Dr. Richard…

Tiny polyps need 2 kinds of carbon to survive coral bleaching

New research intended to dissect one of the planet’s most fertile and endangered ecosystems may change the way scientists look at this symbiotic partnership,…

Dissolved organic matter in the water column may influence coral health

Healthy corals naturally exude a surrounding mucous layer in which a complex population of bacteria exists. Recent studies have indicated that some coral…

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