It may seem tiny, but this little baby will grow to one of the oceans’ large and dangerous predatory fish.
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Using genetics to help save the American eel
Emma Brown looks at how new genetic research on the mysterious and fragile world of the American eel might help conservation projects
GM coloured zebrafish disappear in just 15 generations
Pretty, but no match for monochrome – Emma Brown finds that coloured zebrafish are unlikely to survive in the wild
Eating our way up
Nam Cheah looks at the evolution of the hominoid diet
Preserving coral biodiversity: A gift to the future
It’s IVF, Jim, but…. Mary Hagedorn is preserving coral biodiversity with giant condoms
Evolution’s revolutions
From tens of seconds to billions of years, the rate evolution has no rules …
What’s making waves this week?
Hello all and welcome to the inauguration of Sea Snacks, my blog about marine biology and the science of the seas! I’m starting with what will, unless I forget, become a regular feature: a weekly news roundup. I’ll be covering whatever’s oceanic, scientific and new each week with this fixture. First comes a story about […]